PATTEN, SIMON N[ELSON] — The Theory of Prosperity

London: The Macmillan Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. ix, [1], 237, [1], [2] ads. Patten [1852-1922] was a long-serving professor and Chair of the Wharton Business School. "That many people regard life as a burden cannot be doubted, but this state of mind is due to a misuse of goods, not to a lack of them. The gap is not between effort and goods, but between goods and enduring satisfactions." - Introduction. Binding sound. Unmarked. Moderate wear to publisher's textured navy cloth. Bright gilt lettering to backstrip. Two tiny old tape repairs to page edges. Small vintage bookstore tag inside back board. A well-preserved copy of this fascinating study. Fundaburk 8407, Batson p.152, Masui p.1500.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Simon Patten, Progressive Era, Economics, Theory of Prosperity, Income, Investments, Heredity, Economic Rights,. Good .