The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons Teaching, for the First Time in the History of the World, the True Philosophy upon which all Personal Success is Built
by Napoleon Hill
Publication: 1950 The Ralston Society; Third Edition
Complete Set Includes: Vol I: The Master Mind, Vol II: Definite Chief Aim, Self-Confidence, Vol II: Habit of Saving ,Initiative and Leadership, Vol IV: Imagination, Enthusiasm, Vol V: Self-Control, Doing More Than Paid For, Vol VI: Pleasing Personality, Accurate Thinking, Vol VII: Concentration, Co-Operation, Vol VIII: Failure, Tolerance, Golden Rule
The Law of Success was originally released as a set of 15 separate booklets before being consolidated into a single-tome book. There were 118 limited edition copies, which were given to many of America's most successful individuals, all of whom had contributed to the content of the book. Influence Of Andrew Carnegie (1836-1919): Hill considered the turning point in his life to have occurred in the year 1908 with his assignment, as part of a series of articles about famous and successful men, to interview the industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. At the time, Carnegie was one of the most powerful men in the world. Hill discovered that Carnegie believed that the process of success could be outlined in a simple formula that anyone would be able to understand and achieve. Impressed with Hill, Carnegie asked him if he was up to the task of putting together this information, to interview or analyze over 500 successful men and women, many of them millionaires, in order to discover and publish this formula for success. As part of his research, Hill claimed to have interviewed many of the most successful people of the time in the United Stated. In the acknowledgements section of his 1928 multi-volume work
Condition: publishers red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and cover, decorative blind stamp frame to each volume, several voumes with some wear along the spine edges, the corners are bumped on nearly all volumes, volumes i,ii,ii, and iv with small white discoloration mark to spine, gilt along spine darkened but still very legible, vol 5 faint dull stain, all pages are clean with no interior markings, binding is tight on all volumes, a very nice bright set in Very Good condition