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MALTHUS, THOMAS ROBERT. An Essay on the Principle of Population . . . New Edition, very much enlarged. viii, [4], 610 pages. 4to, 284x223 mm, original boards, rebacked, stains on front cover, upper outer corner of rear cover crudely restored, endpapers renewed; infrequent minor foxing, diagonal clean tear in last leaf repaired with cellophane tape on verso; uncut; cloth dust jacket and slipcase. London: T. Bensley for J. Johnson, 1803
Full-margined copy of the substantially enlarged second edition, "incorporating details of the population checks that had been in operation in many different countries and periods. Although nominally a second edition, it was regarded by Malthus as a substantially new work" (ODNB). PMM 251 (1798 original edition).
