VEBLEN, Thorstein (1857-1929). The Theory of the Leisure Class. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1899.

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VEBLEN, Thorstein (1857-1929). The Theory of the Leisure Class. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1899.

8o. Original green cloth, spine gilt-lettered, t.e.g. (very minor wear at spine ends).

FIRST EDITION of Veblen's best-known work. In The Theory of the Leisure Class, he introduced the term "conspicuous consumption," meaning consumption undertaken to make a statement to others about one's class or accomplishments.

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