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Malthus, Thomas Robert (1766-1834) An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness.
London: Printed for J. Johnson by T. Bensley, 1806.
Third edition, two octavo volumes, half-titles present, bound in uniform contemporary calf boards, old rebacking, gilt spines, repair loosening somewhat, ex libris Sir Bindon Blood (1842-1940), with bookplates and title page signatures in pencil, 8 1/4 x 5 in.
[together with] Alexander Hill Everett's (1792-1847) New Ideas on Population with Remarks on the Theories of Malthus & Godwin, Boston: Oliver Everett, 1823, first edition, uncut, bound in marbled paper wrappers, contemporary signature of W. Forward to title, 9 1/4 x 6 in. (3)
Between publication of the first edition of An Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798 and 1826, Malthus continued to modify the text, adding content, responding to his critics, and recording his own new insights on material he had presented in earlier editions.
