[Rarebooks] fs: 300 million is a crowd... (Nicely bound 1826 Malthus)

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

Malthus, T.R.

AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION; or, a View of its Past and
Present Effects on Human Happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects
respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it
occasions.

London; John Murray: 1826.
6th Edition.

The last edition of Malthus' famous work to be published during his
lifetime. The work was first published anonymously in 1798, and revised
every few years afterwards. The first American edition was published in
1809. Malthus' influence on social policy over the past two centuries is
undeniable, whether you agree or disagree with him. His own viewpoints
actually changed over time, his gloomy conclusion in the first edition
that starvation and widespread contagions were inevitable giving way in
subsequent editions to plans for the possibilities of combating them
through social policy.

Hardcover. 2 volumes. 5.5"x9", xiv + 535, + iv + 528 pages; bound by
Riviere in very handsome period-style full polished speckled calf with a
gilt Greek Key design bordering the covers, an elaborate design of scrolls
and medallions on the spine, and green leather spine labels. Gilt
dentelles and marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. This set was
deaccessioned from the Mary Rawson Amen Collection at Phillips Exeter
Academy and has a small bookplate on the pastedown, a small "discard"
stamp on the blank endpaper, and a small blindstamp on the title page.
Volume 1 has evidently had a slightly larger bookplate removed from the
front pastedown. The condition of the set is fine and brilliantly clean,
with little wear or soil evident anywhere. A handsomely bound, beautifully
preserved set. [00740] $1,100.00

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