Referencing a revised classic book edition

How do we cite and reference a classic book that has been reissued with an introduction from another scholar? I ran into this problem recently when I came to cite the Veblen book in a previous post (here). Luckily we have the expertise of the American Psychological Association (2019) to draw on, who explain that "A republished work is one that went out of print (i.e., was no longer available) and then was published again; this is common for older works" (p. 302). We simply include the the original year of publication - or the approximate original publication year if an estimated BCE date - in brackets at the end of our reference (APA, 2019, p. 323), and I think we also explain where it was first published:

Veblen, T. (2010). The Theory of the Leisure Class: An economic study of institutions (revised ed., M. Banta, Ed.). Oxford University Press. (Original work published Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1899). 

Then when we cite the republished work, we include both dates in the citation (p. 323):

(Veblen, 1899/2010).

We also need to remember who wrote the work we are reading or citing from. If we are reading the original work, then we cite the original work. But if we are drawing on the new editor's introduction, then we would cite the new editor's work like a book chapter (Royal Roads University, 2025): 

Banta, M. (Ed.). (2010). Introduction. In T. Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class: An economic study of institutions (revised ed., M. Banta, Ed., pp. x-xxvi). Oxford University Press. (Original work published Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1899). 

We also need to remember that we can't cite/reference Socrates in the original Greek if we are actually reading a translated AND republished version. We need to ensure that our reference is accurate for the publication version we used (Royal Roads University, 2025). 

This can get quite complicated!

Sam

References:

American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed.). Author.

Royal Roads University. (2025). Q. How should I reference classic literature in APA Style?. https://writeanswers.royalroads.ca/faq/199084

Veblen, T. (2010). The Theory of the Leisure Class: An economic study of institutions (revised ed., M. Banta, Ed.). Oxford University Press. (Original work published Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1899).