[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of Thorsten Veblen's "Theory of the Leisure Class"

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Veblen, Thorsten. THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS. AnEconomic Study in the Evolution of Institutions.  New York: The Macmillan Co. 1899. First edition. viii,400pp.plus 1 leaf of ads at back. With the half-title. Orig. dark green cloth, giltspine. Cloth extremities rubbed. Spine top & bottom a bit frayed. Frontendpaper (the pastedown) with an old split repaired. Overall a good copy, only.        $1,500.00(trade discount allowed)
Thisclassic American title was not included in PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, but is#101 in Downs, MOLDERS OF THE MODERN MIND, and is also included in the GrolierClub's ONE HUNDRED INFLUENTIAL AMERICAN BOOKS PRINTED BEFORE 1900.
 
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