The Standard of Living (Tanner Lectures in Human Values, 1985)

125 pp., xiv. Stated: "First published1987; First paperback edition 1988; Reprinted 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998"; a more recent edition, evidently, has 140 pages, but the Table of Contents is unpublicized by sellers and publisher alike. At this time, contents of 15 pp. is unknown: a Postscript? New Introduction? NO difference from previous reprints? Following the List of Contributors and Editor's Introduction, Contents divided into two Lectures by Sen and four Essays in Response: [1] "The Standard of Living: Lecture I, Concepts and Critiques"; [2] "The Standard of Living: Lecture II, Lives and Capabilities"; [3] John Muellbauer, "Professor Sen on the Standard of Living"; [4] Ravi Kanbur, "The Standard of Living: Uncertainty, Inequality and Opportunity"; [5] Keith Hart, "Commoditisation and the Standard of Living"; [6] Bernard Williams, "The Standard of Living: Interests and Capabilities"; [7] Amartya Sen, "Reply"; Bibliography, pp. 113-122; Index, pp. 123-125. Glossy blue and gray wrappers with Title lettering in white letters at middle front cover; Author and Contributor names in small white lettering at top front cover; Editor name in small white letters at bottom front cover. Tiny curls at front cover corners, with micro curls at rear cover corners; Essentially, book looks unread: Tight binding (NO cracks); essentially square corners; NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names; Clean text. LAID IN: Sylvia Nasar, "The Sometimes Dismal Nobel Prize, In Economics, the Honor Can Be Ambiguous but Still Coveted" (New York Times, October 13, 2001), with mention of 3 Prize Winners of 2001 and Amartya Sen in 1998.…