John Kenneth Galbraith. THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. First edition, and stated first printing. Hardcover. Original terracotta cloth stamped in silver, in yellow plain-printed jacket. 8vo; 368pp. with index. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: "To the Grunwalds with / all the best. / John Galbraith / Santiago, Chile / July, 1958."

8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.

The Dr. Joseph Grunwald Collection

From the collection of the economist Dr. Joseph Grunwald who was friends with the author.

Boards with corners and spine ends bumped and lightly rubbed, minor edgewear, and slight separation from text block; interior with light hinge cracking starting, slight toning at edges, one leaf with a closed tear and minor wear along bottom edge, and rare small mark or area of grime with most pages clean and unmarked; jacket scuffed with toning, edgewear including small chips and tears, rubbing, and small losses at and near spine ends, spine with sticker or tape residue, and price clipped; very good in good minus dj.