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1017986878.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
180752195Altona J.F. Hammerich 1807. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine titlelabel in leather letters worn. Light wear to top of spine and corners. Spine rubbed. Some wear to edges of covers. A stamp on title-page. XVI 368; VIII 358 2 pp. A few leaves in the first quire disbound. Scattered brownspots and a few marginal underlinings on the first 20 leaves. <br/><br/><em>Rare first German edition of this political and economic classic which constitutes Malthus' first major publication and his main work because of which he is considered the father of demography and one of the main sources of inspiration for Darwin and Wallace. It is the first translation of the "Principle on Population" into any language and it influenced German politics tremendously.The first edition was printed anonymously in London in 1798 and in 1803 the second edition which also according to Malthus himself can be said to constitute a new work appeared; -the great quarto edition from 1803 is thoroughly revised and much enlarged the title has been changed and Malthus' name appears on the title-page for the first time it is on this edition that all the preceding editions are based and in consequence also the early translations. All the later editions were minor revisions of the second one. In 1806 the third edition appeared and as soon as 1807 the first German one which is translated from the revised third edition "Die gegenwärtige Uebersetzung ist nach der dritten Ausgabe Oktav London 1806. Die Quartausgabe ist minder vollständig" Vorwort p. V. New revisions of the text kept appearing till the sixth edition in 1826. The book then as now is considered highly controversial and it has influenced all demographers ever since as well as being of immense importance to the study of economic theory and genetic inheritance. "The "Essay" was highly influential in the progress of thought in the early nineteenth-century Europe. "Parson" Malthus as Cobbett dubbed him was for many a monster and his views were often grossly misinterpreted. But his influence on social policy whether for good or evil was considerable. The Malthusian theory of population came at the right time to harden the existing feeling against the Poor Laws and Malthus was a leading spirit behind the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834." PMM 251.Thomas Robert Malthus 1766-1834 called the "enfant terrible" of the economists was an English demographer statistician and political economist who is best known for his groundbreaking views on population growth presented in his "Essays on the Principle of Population" which is based on his own prediction that population would outrun food supply causing poverty and starvation. Among other things this caused the legislation which lowered the population of the poor in England. Malthus actually turned political economic and social thought upside down with this work which has caused him to be considered one of the 100 most influential persons in history Hart The 100: A Ranking of the most Influential Persons in History 1978. Of course he was condemned by Marx and Engels and opposed by the socialists universally but the work was of immense impact on not only politics economics social sciences etc but also on natural sciences. "Later in the "Origin of Species" he Darwin wrote that the struggle for existence "is the doctrine of Malthus applied with manifold force to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms; for in this case there can be no artificial increase of food and no prudential restraint from marriage" p. 63. Alfred Russel Wallace who arrived at a worked-out formulation of the theory of evolution at almost precisely the same time as Darwin acknowledged that "perhaps the most important book I read was Malthus's "Principles of Population" My Life p. 232. Although there were four decennial censuses before Malthus' death he did not himself analyze the data although he did influence Lambert Quetelet and Pierre Verhulst who made precise statistical studies on growth of populations in developed countries and showed how the early exponential growth changed to an S curve." DSB IX p. 69. As Malthus realized that his theories were not satisfactorily presented or sufficiently demonstrated in the first edition from 1798 he travelled for three years through Europe gleaning statistics and then published the second edition in 1803. Among other places he travelled through Northern Germany and his detailed diaries of these journeys provided him with some of the evidence necessary for the development of his theory on population growth. The observational information that he gathered on his travels in Europe were crucial to the development of his theories which also means that the work is of great interest for other European countries and not only Britain. "In 1819 the Royal Society elected Malthus to a fellowship. He was also a member of the French Institute and the Berlin Academy and a founding member of the Statistical Society 1834." DSB IX p. 67. Printing and the Mind of Man 251 first edition. </em> hardcover
180731326Altona J.F. Hammerich 1807. 8vo. Bound in the two orig. blue cardboardbindings. The backs have been professionally restored preserving the orig. printed paper title-labels and cont. paper library-labels at lower backs. Occasional brownspotting due to the paper-quality but all in all a very nice and attractive copy. XVI 4 368; VIII 358 1 pp. Some of the first leaves of the "Erstes Buch" in the first volume have been misbound but are all present. <br/><br/><em>Rare first German edition of this political and economic classic which constitutes Malthus' first major publication and his main work because of which he is considered the father of demography and one of the main sources of inspiration for Darwin and Wallace. It is the first translation of the "Principle on Population" into any language and it influenced German politics tremendously.The first edition was printed anonymously in London in 1798 and in 1803 the second edition which also according to Malthus himself can be said to constitute a new work appeared; -the great quarto edition from 1803 is thoroughly revised and much enlarged the title has been changed and Malthus' name appears on the title-page for the first time it is on this edition that all the preceding editions are based and in consequence also the early translations. All the later editions were minor revisions of the second one. In 1806 the third edition appeared and as soon as 1807 the first German one which is translated from the revised third edition "Die gegenwärtige Uebersetzung ist nach der dritten Ausgabe Oktav London 1806. Die Quartausgabe ist minder vollständig" Vorwort p. V. New revisions of the text kept appearing till the sixth edition in 1826. The book then as now is considered highly controversial and it has influenced all demographers ever since as well as being of immense importance to the study of economic theory and genetic inheritance. "The "Essay" was highly influential in the progress of thought in the early nineteenth-century Europe. "Parson" Malthus as Cobbett dubbed him was for many a monster and his views were often grossly misinterpreted. But his influence on social policy whether for good or evil was considerable. The Malthusian theory of population came at the right time to harden the existing feeling against the Poor Laws and Malthus was a leading spirit behind the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834." PMM 251.Thomas Robert Malthus 1766-1834 called the "enfant terrible" of the economists was an English demographer statistician and political economist who is best known for his groundbreaking views on population growth presented in his "Essays on the Principle of Population" which is based on his own prediction that population would outrun food supply causing poverty and starvation. Among other things this caused the legislation which lowered the population of the poor in England. Malthus actually turned political economic and social thought upside down with this work which has caused him to be considered one of the 100 most influential persons in history Hart The 100: A Ranking of the most Influential Persons in History 1978. Of course he was condemned by Marx and Engels and opposed by the socialists universally but the work was of immense impact on not only politics economics social sciences etc but also on natural sciences. "Later in the "Origin of Species" he Darwin wrote that the struggle for existence "is the doctrine of Malthus applied with manifold force to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms; for in this case there can be no artificial increase of food and no prudential restraint from marriage" p. 63. Alfred Russel Wallace who arrived at a worked-out formulation of the theory of evolution at almost precisely the same time as Darwin acknowledged that "perhaps the most important book I read was Malthus's "Principles of Population" My Life p. 232. Although there were four decennial censuses before Malthus' death he did not himself analyze the data although he did influence Lambert Quetelet and Pierre Verhulst who made precise statistical studies on growth of populations in developed countries and showed how the early exponential growth changed to an S curve." DSB IX p. 69. As Malthus realized that his theories were not satisfactorily presented or sufficiently demonstrated in the first edition from 1798 he travelled for three years through Europe gleaning statistics and then published the second edition in 1803. Among other places he travelled through Northern Germany and his detailed diaries of these journeys provided him with some of the evidence necessary for the development of his theory on population growth. The observational information that he gathered on his travels in Europe were crucial to the development of his theories which also means that the work is of great interest for other European countries and not only Britain. "In 1819 the Royal Society elected Malthus to a fellowship. He was also a member of the French Institute and the Berlin Academy and a founding member of the Statistical Society 1834." DSB IX p. 67. Printing and the Mind of Man 251 first edition. </em> unknown
180736928Altona J.F. Hammerich 1807. 8vo. Bound in the two nice cont. uniform cardboardbindings w. marbled paper. Gilt lines and gilt title-labels to spines. Some wear w. minor loss of paper to capitals hinges and corners. Small hole to paper as well as to leather title-label of spine of volume two. Some brownspotting but overall a nice and atrractive copy. Lacking the half-tilte for the first book merely stating "Erstes Buch". XVI 368; VIII 358 1 pp. <br/><br/><em>Rare first German edition of this political and economic classic which constitutes Malthus' first major publication and his main work because of which he is considered the father of demography and one of the main sources of inspiration for Darwin and Wallace. It is the first translation of the "Principle on Population" into any language and it influenced German politics tremendously.The first edition was printed anonymously in London in 1798 and in 1803 the second edition which also according to Malthus himself can be said to constitute a new work appeared; -the great quarto edition from 1803 is thoroughly revised and much enlarged the title has been changed and Malthus' name appears on the title-page for the first time it is on this edition that all the preceding editions are based and in consequence also the early translations. All the later editions were minor revisions of the second one. In 1806 the third edition appeared and as soon as 1807 the first German one which is translated from the revised third edition "Die gegenwärtige Uebersetzung ist nach der dritten Ausgabe Oktav London 1806. Die Quartausgabe ist minder vollständig" Vorwort p. V. New revisions of the text kept appearing till the sixth edition in 1826. The book then as now is considered highly controversial and it has influenced all demographers ever since as well as being of immense importance to the study of economic theory and genetic inheritance. "The "Essay" was highly influential in the progress of thought in the early nineteenth-century Europe. "Parson" Malthus as Cobbett dubbed him was for many a monster and his views were often grossly misinterpreted. But his influence on social policy whether for good or evil was considerable. The Malthusian theory of population came at the right time to harden the existing feeling against the Poor Laws and Malthus was a leading spirit behind the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834." PMM 251.Thomas Robert Malthus 1766-1834 called the "enfant terrible" of the economists was an English demographer statistician and political economist who is best known for his groundbreaking views on population growth presented in his "Essays on the Principle of Population" which is based on his own prediction that population would outrun food supply causing poverty and starvation. Among other things this caused the legislation which lowered the population of the poor in England. Malthus actually turned political economic and social thought upside down with this work which has caused him to be considered one of the 100 most influential persons in history Hart The 100: A Ranking of the most Influential Persons in History 1978. Of course he was condemned by Marx and Engels and opposed by the socialists universally but the work was of immense impact on not only politics economics social sciences etc but also on natural sciences. "Later in the "Origin of Species" he Darwin wrote that the struggle for existence "is the doctrine of Malthus applied with manifold force to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms; for in this case there can be no artificial increase of food and no prudential restraint from marriage" p. 63. Alfred Russel Wallace who arrived at a worked-out formulation of the theory of evolution at almost precisely the same time as Darwin acknowledged that "perhaps the most important book I read was Malthus's "Principles of Population" My Life p. 232. Although there were four decennial censuses before Malthus' death he did not himself analyze the data although he did influence Lambert Quetelet and Pierre Verhulst who made precise statistical studies on growth of populations in developed countries and showed how the early exponential growth changed to an S curve." DSB IX p. 69. As Malthus realized that his theories were not satisfactorily presented or sufficiently demonstrated in the first edition from 1798 he travelled for three years through Europe gleaning statistics and then published the second edition in 1803. Among other places he travelled through Northern Germany and his detailed diaries of these journeys provided him with some of the evidence necessary for the development of his theory on population growth. The observational information that he gathered on his travels in Europe were crucial to the development of his theories which also means that the work is of great interest for other European countries and not only Britain. "In 1819 the Royal Society elected Malthus to a fellowship. He was also a member of the French Institute and the Berlin Academy and a founding member of the Statistical Society 1834." DSB IX p. 67. Printing and the Mind of Man 251 first edition. </em> hardcover
1997503560Routledge / Thoemmes 1997. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. 535 528pp. Red cloth sewn binding. Complete in 2 volumes facsimile of the 1826 John Murray edition. Vol. II front board dented some wear to text but unmarked and sound. Routledge / Thoemmes hardcover
64429London: for J. Johnson St. Paul's Church-Yard By T. Bensley 1806. 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 1766-1834 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: for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, By T. Bensley, 1806 unknown
94314Leipzig Duncker & Humblot 1896. 8° XXIV 129 S. OLwd. Stemp. a Vors. sonst tadell. 010 Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1896 unknown
182046619London: John Murray 1820. First edition 8vo vi 601 1 pp. Contemporary black half calf a little rubbed covers very slightly damp stained and bowed gilt spine and red label. "The Principles had only a limited impact at the time. more recently it has received greater recognition largely as a result of the comments by J. M. Keynes in the 1930s. Keynes argued that Malthus's theory of effective demand provided a scientific explanation of unemployment and that the hundred-year domination of Ricardo over Malthus had been a disaster for the progress of economics. Keynes believed that if economics had followed Malthus instead of being constrained by Ricardo in an artificial groove the world would be a much wiser and richer place." ODNB. Goldsmiths 22767. Kress C577. London: John Murray unknown
18208125London: John Murray 1820. 1820 vi 601 1 p. First edition. It has a good quality mid-twentieth century binding with a polished morocco spine marbled boards and vellum corners. The spine with gold lines and a contrasting label. Minor rubs to the spine ends otherwise in very good condition. There is an undated pencil note on the title page '£45 Repair'. The text with a few signs of use and some pale paper toning. IMPORTANT COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT PROVENANCE: The title page is inscribed at the head 'Society for promoting Working Men's Assocns / 34 Castle Place -- Oxford Street with a shelfmark R31'. The Society was founded in 1849 by the Christian Socialists in an attempt to found self governing workshops. Lower down the title page is the oval stamp of Ormond Street Working Mens College which still exists in Camden. Founded in 1854 by Frederick Denison Maurice Wiki describes it as 'The Working Men's College is among the earliest adult education institutions established in the United Kingdom and Europe's oldest extant centre for adult education. Founded by Christian socialists at its inception it was at the forefront of liberal education philosophy.' At different times its teachers included Thomas Hughes whose latin lectures were apparently not so popular as his boxing club F.J. Furnival and E.M. Forster. London: John Murray, hardcover
1821040304Boston MA: Wells and Lilly 1821. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original full tree calf gilt on burgundy title label mounted on upper spine. Rubbed along edges some surface cracking/crazing rubbed joints and spine extremities. Foxed endpapers some toning and scattered foxing to interior but otherwise intact with firm binding. Former owner's signature on front flyleaf. viii472 pp. Exceptionally scarce first American edition issued a year after the first British edition of 1820. Wells and Lilly Hardcover
18363620869William Pickering 1836. Spine in poor conidition. Browning of pages.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: William Pickering hardcover
1820884511London: 1820. Some light foxing to the title page otherwise a superior copy in the original papercovered boards with paper spine label. Malthus' Principles of Political Economy did not have its full impact on economic theory until it was revived by J.M. Keynes and P. Sraffa in the twentieth century. Math and technology aside Malthus argues not that society tends toward cannibalistic starvation but that either society will "preventatively" control its population or nature will "correctively" reduce population"Several philosophers and speculatists had supposed that a certain state of society very different from any that has hitherto existed was in itself practicable; and that if it were realised it would be productive of a far greater degree of human happiness than is compatible with the present institutions of society."21 Malthus' argument as stated by Hazlitt is that if man were to give up his existing social institutions then there would be as much bad as good come of it. "For says Mr Malthus though this improved state of society were actually realized it could not possibly continue but must soon terminate in a state of things pregnant with evils for more insupportable than any we at present endure.". First Edition. Contemporary Blue Cloth. Excellent. 8vo. Hardcover
1650WB15505Paris 1650. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. 4to. Engraved title 2 plates 28 illustrations 27 of which are full page. Bound in contemporary mottled calf. A very nice copy. Malthus was an Englishman employed in France. This work similar to others he published consists of five treatises: the first on artillery in general; the second on bombs and mortars; the third on "artificial fire"; the fourth on the mining and undermining of walls; the fifth concerns fireworks. <br/><br/> hardcover
1019700157.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
17163115621716. 4 pp. Small splits at old folds old reinforcement to center fold very good. 4 pp. The bill of one John Boundy as issued by Daniel Malthus 1651-1717 apothecary to Queen Anne and George I and great-grandfather of the economist Thomas Robert Malthus. Items charged include various juleps cordials and draughts linseed oil chamomile flowers marshmallow leaves purging potions King's drops quieting powders etc. Attested paid to estate of Mr. Malthus at end by Tho. Graham and docketed paid £58 July 10 1718. With 4 small circular stamps with the motto of the Earl of Fortescue "Forte Scutum Salus Ducum" "A Strong Shield is the Salvation of Leaders" unknown
19883700685Peter Lang Publishing Inc 1988. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. French text. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN:082040490X Peter Lang Publishing Inc hardcover
1852101094<p>Paris: Guillaumin et Cie Libraires 1852. 1852. Good. - Octavo 9-5/8 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound into black & white marbled boards backed with a black cloth spine titled & ruled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed & soiled. lvi & 688 pages. There is foxing throughout particularly at the front & rear. Good.</p> Paris: Guillaumin et Cie, Libraires, 1852. hardcover
PJH55320J. P. Aillaud Paris 1820. VG bright set in contemporary slightly worn and scuffed calf bindings with red and black title labels to each spine. 501 452pp. 1st French Edition published same year as the English Edition. Two Volumes. From the collection of Professor Malcolm Deas 1941-2023 an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College Oxford and University Lecturer in the Government and Politics of Latin America 1966-2008 J. P. Aillaud (Paris) 1820 unknown
180912840Paris and Geneva: Chez J.J. Paschoud 1809. 3 volumes. First Edition in French. Provenance: With the contemporary engraved bookplate of H. Trouchin and that of the subsequent owner Pierre Sciclounoff. 8vo very handsomely bound in a fine French binding of contemporary half calf over speckled boards spines with gilt ruled bands red morocco title label and green morocco volume label lettered in gilt. xxiii 424 3 ad; 395 3; 392. A very fine and handsome set very clean and sturdy in absolutely period state. The first French edition of Malthus’ landmark work. The translation from the English is by Pierre Prevost probably from the third English edition which was corrected and expanded by Malthus. French editions of Malthus are uncommon and this set is in exceptional condition in its original and contemporary state.<br> Originally written in response to a discussion with the author's father on the perfectibility of society the book was reprinted several times with many alterations and additions as Malthus defended his views against a host of critics.<br> "The central idea of the essay--and the hub of Malthusian theory--was a simple one. The population of a community Malthus suggested increases geometrically while food supplies increase only arithmetically. 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 recognized 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 production of children by the postponement of marriage. This was the solution to the population problem that Malthus advocated. The 'Essay' was highly influential in the progress of thought in early nineteenth-century Europe" PMM. Marx Engels Paley Darwin Wallace Keynes and Ricardo were all influenced by Malthus--either working off his ideas or reacting against them. Chez J.J. Paschoud hardcover
First Edition, 4to, xxxvi, 227, [1]pp., 22 lithograph plates, [Malthus essay running from page 171-180]; orig. boards, covers detached, lacks spine, uncut, unopened, internally a nice clean copy. Malthus's first essay to the Royal Society of Literature in which he explains his theory of the source or cause of exchangeable value. As Patricia James in her biography of Malthus explains 'Anyone wishing to understand Malthus's doctrine that the of a commodity is composed of labour and profit, these short essays can be recommended for their comparative simplicity. As is often the case, enlightenment comes from a footnote - in this instance, at the beginning of the first paper (with Malthus's italics):- "The natural and necessary conditions of the supply of commodities are precisely the same as the natural and necessary costs of production, when reduced to the simplest elements; but I have preferred the former expression, because the term cost, if not well guarded, is too apt to convey the idea of Money expenditure."' The second paper On the Meaning which is most usually and most correctly attached to the term 'Value of a Commodity' was read two years later on the 7th November 1827.
37691J. Murray. 1827. First Edition 4to xxxvi 227 1pp. 22 lithograph plates Malthus essay running from page 171-180; orig. boards covers detached lacks spine uncut unopened internally a nice clean copy. Malthus's first essay to the Royal Society of Literature in which he explains his theory of the source or cause of exchangeable value. As Patricia James in her biography of Malthus explains 'Anyone wishing to understand Malthus's doctrine that the of a commodity is composed of labour and profit these short essays can be recommended for their comparative simplicity. As is often the case enlightenment comes from a footnote - in this instance at the beginning of the first paper with Malthus's italics:- "The natural and necessary conditions of the supply of commodities are precisely the same as the natural and necessary costs of production when reduced to the simplest elements; but I have preferred the former expression because the term cost if not well guarded is too apt to convey the idea of Money expenditure."' The second paper On the Meaning which is most usually and most correctly attached to the term 'Value of a Commodity' was read two years later on the 7th November 1827. J. Murray. 1827 hardcover
180610970London: J. Johnson in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1806. Third Edition. Leather bound. Very good. The Third Edition of An Essay On the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus. Octavo two volumes xvi 505pp 70pp index; vii 559pp. Period full calf titles in gilt on spines over black labels gilt decorations on spines. Previous ownership inscriptions on front endpapers of both volumes. Bookseller's label on front pastedown endpaper of Volume I. Leather is worn with some loss at top of spine of both volumes. Text block stable in both volumes general and even toning to leaves. Text block free of any marks or notations. Goldsmiths 19210 Kress B5067. The first edition of An Essay on the Principle of Population as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society was published anonymously by Malthus in 1798 as a pamphlet. The book received wide attention for Malthus's argument that hopes for human happiness are in vain because population will outrun the growth of production. He believed that the human population would continue to grow unchecked resulting in long term human poverty now known as the Malthusian Law of Population. Until this point fertility was viewed as a national imperative and a path to continued economic improvement. This work by Malthus changed the national mindset in Great Britain about childbearing. This work first appeared in book form in 1803 with this copy being the third edition published in 1806. J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard unknown books
1827122073London: John Murray 1827. First Edition. hardcover. near fine. viii 261pp. 8vo rebound in 3/4 red leather gilt-lettered spine; half-title expertly repaired otherwise fine. London: John Murray 1827. First Edition. Near fine.<br/><br/> A critique of the terms used by French economists Adam Smith Jean-Baptiste Say James Mill David Ricardo J.R. McCulloch and Samuel Bailey followed by the author's classification. Kress C. 1924. NCBEL III 1294. Palgrave II p.677.<br/><br/> John Murray unknown books
1970UMALESS00LAWPenguin 1970. Very Good. Malthus Thomas Robert. An Essay on The Principle of Population. Flew Antony. New York: Penguin 1970. 291pp. Indexed. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges and subtly rubbed extremities. Contemporary owner's name penned on first page . Penguin paperback books
1809101490Washington: Printed and Published by Roger Chew Weightman 1809. First American edition of this cornerstone text of modern economics. Octavo 2 volumes bound in contemporary calf rebacked red and black morocco spine labels gilt titles. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper "An application was made to Bishop Watson to answer this book on the grounds that it discouraged benevolence. He declined excusing himself however unfavorably saying that he saw its object was to prove that population could not increase beyond the level of rules of self-evident truth. A much better employment would have been to discover means of resistance that might supply the increasing wants of the population." Bishop Richard Watson served as the Bishop of Llandaff from 1782 to 1816 and published a number of political pamphlets contributing to the Revolution Controversy regarding the fundamental politics of the French Revolution. Watson corresponded with and published several counterarguments to the works of Thomas Paine and Thomas Robert Malthus among others. In very good condition with some browning to the text as usual sporadic foxing. Rare and desirable. Malthus was one of the founders of modern economics. His Essay was originally the product of a discussion on the perfectibility of society with his father who urged him to publish. Thus the first edition published anonymously was essentially a fighting tract but later editions were considerably altered and grew bulkier as Malthus defended his views against a host of critics. The Essay was highly influential in the progress of thought in early 19th-century Europe and his influence on social policy was considerable. Both Darwin and Wallace clearly acknowledged Malthus as a source of the idea of 'the struggle for existence" PMM 251. Printed and Published by Roger Chew Weightman unknown books
