Building Cycles and the Theory of Investment

First Edition, First Printing (1940) Building Cycles and the Theory of Investment Clarence D. Long, Jr. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1940 xvi, 239 pages, with tables and a folding chart ( Tight brown cloth binding. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Clean pages with no writing noted. Light shelf wear to corners and spine ends. Slight age toning to page edges. No dust jacket. John Hancock Life Insurance "Office of the Economist" stamp on the rear pastedown, which is not obtrusive but should be mentioned. AbeBooks Listing Title: Building Cycles and the Theory of Investment Author: Clarence D. Long, Jr. Publisher: Princeton University Press Place Published: Princeton, New Jersey Year: 1940 Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Description First edition of this influential economic study examining the relationship between building activity and investment cycles in the United States. Clarence D. Long combines historical statistical data with economic theory to analyze long-term construction trends and their impact on business cycles. The work includes numerous statistical tables and a folding chart and remains an important contribution to early twentieth-century economic literature. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound and tight. No dust jacket. Light rubbing to extremities and minor shelf wear consistent with age. Page edges lightly toned. Rear pastedown bears a neat John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Office of the Economist ownership stamp. Overall a very attractive copy. Condition Book: Very Good Tight binding Clean interior No writing or highlighting observed Light edge and corner wear Mild age toning No dust jacket Institutional ownership stamp on rear pastedown.…