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Books, Longport, England
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Books, Longport, England

Date1983
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsMount: 431 × 356 mm. (16 15/16 × 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Artist, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Object number1984.75
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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Image Not Available for The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
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