The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions
- New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. Very Good. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. Third Printing. Octavo. 400 + 2 pp. advertisements. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine; top edge gilt. No dust jacket. Boards worn along edges with brief exposure and minor fraying; light chipping to spine ends. Binding gives a little and hinges starting but overall holding. Top edge of front free endpapers clipped and interior else unmarked. A Very Good copy of Veblen's famous work, best known for coining the "conspicuous consumption.