"LETTER ON THE THEORY OF LUXURY, in which we find a critique - Lot 194

"LETTER ON THE THEORY OF LUXURY, in which we find a critique of this work, with notes and observations." March 16, 1771. Printed in 1771; 91 pages in-8°, minor foxing, original cover: "You have learned, Monsieur, that a treatise entitled Théorie du Luxe was recently published, in which a completely new system was established... (Mr DUMON, Author of the Théorie du Luxe, is known by a very well-done history of the English Colonies in America, and by another work full of research and useful views, entitled: État présent du Commerce de l'Angleterre.)... Luxury is superfluity; the taste for luxury is the desire for superfluous comforts and enjoyments. It is this natural restlessness which gives movement to societies, and which is consequently the necessary spring for the prosperity of states..."