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Ralph Anspach [Published Date: 1998]. Soft cover, 224 pp. First Printing, July 1998.
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In very good condition. Glossy white illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing and soiling. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Economist Ralph Anspach, the inventor of Anti-Monopoly, chronicles his decade-long legal battle against Parker Brothers over trademark infringement. The book unveils the hidden history of the popular board game Monopoly, including its origins and how it evolved from an economic teaching tool to a global phenomenon. Includes detailed appendices comparing original Monopoly variants. [From back cover] Ralph Anspach is a Professor of Economics at San Francisco State University. He invented a game called Anti-Monopoly, stumbled on the market on his own, and eventually sold a million games worldwide. On the way, he was sideswiped by the makers of Monopoly with a ten-year lawsuit which he finally won in the United States Supreme Court. During the legal wars, he became the Monopoly Detective who uncovered the secret history of Monopoly. It is a slice of Americana, both the good side and the the bad.