Among the first defences of birth control in Britain, these texts, when first published helped to mark the beginning of the birth control movement. The second title defends the opinion that population growth is "both a symptom and a cause of public prosperity".
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Seller: Literary Cat Books, Machynlleth, Powys, WALES, United Kingdom
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Facsimile Edition. 354, 125 pages. Light wear & light soiling to spine, covers & corners.; Octavo (standard book size); Full Title: Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population. Being the first work on population in the English language recommending birth control. New Ideas on Population. With remakrs on the theories of Malthus and Godwin. With a new introduction by Chuhei Sugiyama and Andrew Pyle (Malthus and the Population Controversy 1803-1830). Seller Inventory # 37440