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ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY
Lot 121

MALTHUS (THOMAS)
An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness, J. Johnson, 1803

19 August 2020, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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MALTHUS (THOMAS)

An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness, second edition, a few leaves spotted, contemporary calf, upper cover gilt lettered 'Board of Agriculture 1804', rebacked [Goldsmiths 18640; Kress B.4701], 4to, J. Johnson, 1803

Footnotes

"A greatly expanded second edition of the Essay, 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).

Provenance: Board of Agriculture, lettering on upper cover; Royal Agricultural Society of England, bookplate.

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