An Essay On The Principle Of Population Or A View Of Its Past And Present Effects On Human Happiness

by Thomas R Malthus

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Fifth edition. xvi, 496; iv, 507, 1 ; iv, 500pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Modern quarter calf and marbled paper covered boards, vellum tips, flat spines gilt with green morocco lettering pieces. Very good. Palgrave II, 667-675; Kress B-6974. See PMM 251. Item #378979 The central idea of the essay – and the hub of Malthusian theory – was a simple one. The population of a community ... increases geometrically,

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