An Essay on the Principle of Population or, a View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness (Three Volumes)

Malthus, Thomas R.

Published by John Murray, London, 1817

About this Item

xvi, 496 p; iv, 507 p; 500 p. "The fifth edition with important additions." Complete and unrestored in three volumes. Original boards with orginal paper spines, most of which are, not surprisingly, gone given their fragility. In protective mylar wraps. Very Good condition overall: bindings degraded over time but completely unrestored and text in very nice shape. Clean pages-- no marks-- generally bright for age. Some foxing throughout text and typical waviness. Bumped corners. Not ex-library! Old London bookseller's stamp on front paste downs. Secodn volume front cover creased, missing small strip o paper. Third volume front board detached, the other covers are intact; the mylar wraps keep them all in place. Nice condition overall. A greatly revised and expanded edition of Malthus' most famous work, the second-to-last published during his lifetime. Contains revisions of his views on rent, a deeper look at how the political organization of states was determined by population and what limits to population growth were already occurring in Europe, and an appendix with replies to critics. An enormously influential (and controversial) work that inspired Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Essay on the Principle of Population or, a View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness (Three Volumes)
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 1817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Economics