2 vols. 8vo
1807 · London
by Malthus, Thomas
London: Printed for J. Johnson in St. Paul's Church-Yard, by T. Bensley, 1807. Fourth edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, marbled edges. Rebacked in gilt calf, one hinge tender. Fourth edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Malthus is as controversial as he is influential. "The central idea of the essay ... was a simple one. The population of a community ... increases geometrically, while food supplies increase only arithmetically. If the natural increase in population occurs the food supply becomes insufficient and the size of the population is hecked by 'misery'" (PMM). PMM 251 (first edition); Kress 5219
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