RARE 1920 Napoleon Hill ORIGINAL Book II Great Magic Ladder to Success SCARCE
RARE 1920 Napoleon Hill ORIGINAL Book II Great Magic Ladder to Success SCARCE
SOLD $25,000.00 Sold: Apr 15, 2024 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
An extremely rare and sought after original Napoleon Hill publication. I have not been able to find another one like this; there are a handful of catalog references of Title Entries at the LoC Copyright Office (1920) [Digital screen capture in final listing photo for reference]. The Great Magic Ladder to Success is referenced in the Road to Success: "The principles through which material, monetary success, for example, can be attained, ar comparatively simple. They were laid down in the March issue of this magazine, under the heading of "The Great Magic Ladder to Success" (pg. 138).Hill N., Practical lessons in Applied Psychology, Lesson [1-12] Chicago, G.B. Williams Co. (1920). This is Vol. II. Cover Title to book 2: The Great Magic Ladder to Success.It begins with lesson Seven; and then ends Lesson Twelve; a review of the course. Very good overall condition. 48 pages.Any questions just ask. Will ship with extra care. Ships Priority securely in a Gerber Mylite.--- American born Napoleon Hill is considered to have influenced more people into success than any other person in history. He has been perhaps the most influential man in the area of personal success technique development, primarily through his classic book Think and Grow Rich.Born into poverty in rural Virginia in 1883, Hill began his career as a reporter to help finance his way through law school. He was given an assignment to write a series of success stories of famous men, and his big break came when he was asked to interview steel-magnate Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie commissioned Hill to interview over 500 millionaires to find a success formula that could be used by the average person. These included Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Elmer Gates, Charles M. Schwab, Theodore Roosevelt, William Wrigley Jr., John Wanamaker, William Jennings Bryan, George Eastman, Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller, F. W. Woolworth, Jennings Randolph, among others.He became an advisor to Andrew Carnegie, and with Carnegie's help he formulated a philosophy of success, drawing on the thoughts and experience of a multitude of rags-to-riches tycoons. In 1919 he launched Hill's Golden Rule, a monthly magazine that propounded his business philosophy of success. In 1920, he lost control of the magazine and started a new one, Napoleon Hill's Magazine, which lasted for two years. In 1937 he published his classic Think and Grow Rich. This book has sold over 7 million copies. Hill died in 1970. His work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. Copies of his magazine are unaccountably scarce.
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for rare book collectors and appraisers.
Original Listing Description
An extremely rare and sought after original Napoleon Hill publication. I have not been able to find another one like this; there are a handful of catalog references of Title Entries at the LoC Copyright Office (1920) [Digital screen capture in final listing photo for reference]. The Great Magic Ladder to Success is referenced in the Road to Success: "The principles through which material, monetary success, for example, can be attained, ar comparatively simple. They were laid down in the March issue of this magazine, under the heading of "The Great Magic Ladder to Success" (pg. 138).Hill N., Practical lessons in Applied Psychology, Lesson [1-12] Chicago, G.B. Williams Co. (1920). This is Vol. II. Cover Title to book 2: The Great Magic Ladder to Success.It begins with lesson Seven; and then ends Lesson Twelve; a review of the course. Very good overall condition. 48 pages.Any questions just ask. Will ship with extra care. Ships Priority securely in a Gerber Mylite.--- American born Napoleon Hill is considered to have influenced more people into success than any other person in history. He has been perhaps the most influential man in the area of personal success technique development, primarily through his classic book Think and Grow Rich.Born into poverty in rural Virginia in 1883, Hill began his career as a reporter to help finance his way through law school. He was given an assignment to write a series of success stories of famous men, and his big break came when he was asked to interview steel-magnate Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie commissioned Hill to interview over 500 millionaires to find a success formula that could be used by the average person. These included Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Elmer Gates, Charles M. Schwab, Theodore Roosevelt, William Wrigley Jr., John Wanamaker, William Jennings Bryan, George Eastman, Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller, F. W. Woolworth, Jennings Randolph, among others.He became an advisor to Andrew Carnegie, and with Carnegie's help he formulated a philosophy of success, drawing on the thoughts and experience of a multitude of rags-to-riches tycoons. In 1919 he launched Hill's Golden Rule, a monthly magazine that propounded his business philosophy of success. In 1920, he lost control of the magazine and started a new one, Napoleon Hill's Magazine, which lasted for two years. In 1937 he published his classic Think and Grow Rich. This book has sold over 7 million copies. Hill died in 1970. His work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. Copies of his magazine are unaccountably scarce.
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for rare book collectors and appraisers.