Essay Principle Population View Past by Malthus Rev (10 results)

Reprinted from the last edition revised by the author. With a biography of the author, full analysis and critical introduction by G. T. Bettany. xlii, 614 pp + 16 pp ads. Book I - Of the checks to population in the less civilised parts of the world and in past times, Book II - Of the checks to population in the different states of Modern Europe, Book III - Of the different systems or expedients which have been proposed or have prevailed in society, as they affect the evils arising from the principle of population, Book IV - Of our future prospects respecting the removal or mitigation of the evils arising from the principle of population. Hinges cracked. Binding loose. Deep red cloth boards with black lettering on front board and gilt lettering on spine. Cloth lifting from boards at edges. Boards damp stained. Top and bottom of spine rubbed. Corners rubbed. Overall condition Good+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Condition: Fair. 1872. Seventh Edition. 551 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Publisher's catalogue to rear. Brown coated endpapers and pastedowns. Deckled text block edges. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing throughout. Slightly more pronounced towards the start and end of the book. Binding remains firm. Ownership plate belonging to G W Evans to front pastedown. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Splits to spine ends with minor fraying, and some loss to top edge. Water staining to front board. Visible marks with faint water drops to rear board. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning. Gilt lettering is darkened.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 X 6 INCHES WITH 42 + 614 PAGES + PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE. SOME MINOR RUBBING TO COVER EDGES, CORNERS BUMPED, OCCASIONAL MINOR FOXING TO PAGES, MINOR RIPPLES TO PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY WITH MOST PAGES CLEAN & BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With browning of the end papers, otherwise a VG 1890 printing from the last edition revised by the author. In a brown faux leather binding. 614 pages plus catalog. This is Joseph J. Spengler's copy with his pencil underlines and notes, but he did not sign this copy. Photos on request.

Ninth Edition. 21 x 14 cm. xv, 551 pages. Later fine polished calf. Dark blue and green spine labels. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Binder Stamp ('Bound by Bayntun Riviere Bath England') on verso of front free end paper. Near fine condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Joint and hinges started to crack. Internally bright and clean. Thomas Robert Malthus (1766 - 1834) was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography. One of the most important and influential works in the history of economic thought. The central idea of the essay - and hub of the Malthusian theory - was a simple one. If the natural increase in population occurs the food supply becomes insufficient, and the size of the population is checked by 'misery' - that is the poorest sections of the community suffer disease and famine. Malthus recognises two other possible checks to population expansion: first 'vice' - that is, homosexuality, prostitution, and abortion (all totally unacceptable to Malthus); and second 'moral restraint' - the voluntary limitation of the product of children by the postponement of marriage" (PMM). "For today's readers, living in a post-Malthus era, the world's population problems are well known and serious, but no longer sensational. It is difficult therefore to appreciate the radical and controversial impact made by the Essay at the time of publication. It challenged the conventional notion that population growth is an unmixed blessing. It discussed prostitution, contraception, and other sexual matters. And it gave vivid descriptions of the horrendous consequences of overpopulation and of the brutal means by which populations are checked" (ODNB). Despite its unpopularity with liberal critics, Malthus's principle of population became accepted as a central tenet of classical political economy and Charles Darwin acknowledged Malthus's influence in the development of his theory of natural selection. Carpenter XXXII (1); Einaudi 3667; Garrison-Morton 1693; Goldsmiths' 17268; Kress B3693; McCulloch, pp. 259-60; Norman 1431; Printing and the Mind of Man 251. Octavo (212 x 130 mm) (Peter Harrington). Sprache: english.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Leather. 8vo. Printed for J. Johnson by T. Bensley, London, UK. 1806. Two Volumes, xvi, 505 pgs; vii, 559 pgs. Third Edition. Bound in gilt ruled fine calf leather with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are lightly rubbed and worn). Previous owner's bookplate present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Third edition, the first to be published in 2 volumes and the first published after the Great Quarto edition of 1803, of one of the most important and influential books in the history of economic thought. The third edition contained numerous revisions, among which was a text entitled, A Reply to the Chief Objections which have been urged against the Essay on the Principle of Population, which was also published separately so that it might be bound with earlier ones. As the world's population continues to grow at a frighteningly rapid rate, Malthus's classic warning against overpopulation gains increasing importance. An Essay on the Principle of Population examines the tendency of human numbers to outstrip their resources, and argues that checks in the form of poverty, disease, and starvation are necessary to keep societies from moving beyond their means of subsistence. Malthus's simple but powerful argument was controversial in his time; today his name has become a byword for active concern about humankind's demographic and ecological prospects. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. London: Printed for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, By T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 1806. Third Edition collated and complete. Two volumes, in recent dark calf with gilt titles to red leather labels, gilt bands, marbled paper covered boards, new end papers, text blocks tight, tanned and foxed throughout, with some creasing, damp staining and wrinkling to the pages. Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (17661834) was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography. In his 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population, Malthus observed that an increase in a nation's food production improved the well-being of the population, but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth, which in turn restored the original per capita production level. In other words, humans had a propensity to use abundance for population growth rather than for maintaining a high standard of living, a view and stance that has become known as the "Malthusian trap" or the "Malthusian spectre". Populations had a tendency to grow until the lower class suffered hardship, want and greater susceptibility to war, famine, and disease, a pessimistic view that is sometimes referred to as a Malthusian catastrophe. Pagination: xvi, 505, [63]pp; vii, [i], 559pp. Signatures: A to Nn in gatherings of 8, Oo in gathering of 4; A in gathering of 4, B-Nn in gatherings of 8. Provenance: no inscription or bookplates. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall (21.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition recent dark calf with gilt titles to red labels, gilt bands, gilt volume numbers. Joints very good condition sound. Corners very good condition sound. Boards very good condition half calf and marbled boards. Page edges good condition top edge darkened gilt, others tanned and foxed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition secure. Paste downs very good condition plain paper. End papers very good condition plain paper, subsequently tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned and minorly foxed. Pages good condition foxed, tanned with minor marks throughout, some damp staining to the end pages of Vol I, creasing and waviness to the pages. See photos.

[Demography] FIRST TWO VOLUME EDITION. Octavos (22 x 14 x 8cm), pp.xvi; 505; [63], pp.viii; 559; [1]. Brown half calf, marbled paper over boards. Gilt ruling and red labels containing gilt titles to spines. All edges speckled blue. Interior relatively bright and clean, a few leaves spotted/marked. Infrequent pencil annotations throughout each volume. Small ownership inscription in both volumes to a front, blank leaf. Toning to corners of all endpapers. Marbled boards rubbed, some wear to calf spines and extremities. Very good. Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus, FRS (17661834), known as Thomas Malthus or Robert Malthus (his preference), was an English demographer and political economist. He is best known for his pessimistic but highly influential views on population growth. In 'An Essay on the Principle of Population' (1798) Malthus made the famous prediction that population would outrun food supply, leading to a decrease in food per person.

London, Reeves and Turner, 1872, 23x16 cm., tela, XV+551 págs.+ 4 h.