Malthus

Malthus — marelibri

Additions to An Essay on the Principle of Population &c. &c

1831ref. 376545Georgetown D. C.: Published by Charles Cruikshank Rind's Press 1831. First American edition first published in London in 1817. 8vo. Original cloth backed tan boards printed paper label reading "Additions / to an / Essay /on / Population / by T.B. Malthus" uncut partially unopened. Some spotting and browning of binding rubbing with some wear to extremities some foxing and spotting of leaves insect trail along lower inner hinge marginal tears on R4 and Cc4 not affecting text. A very good copy in brown cloth clamshell box with leather spine label. First American edition first published in London in 1817. 8vo. Very scarce. This work contains new chapters additions and corrections included in the fifth edition separately published with a new title page and pagination for those who already had the earlier editions. The Contents leaf lists: Book II Chapters I Checks to Population in France and VII Checks to Population in England; Book III Chapters II Of Systems of Equality IV Of Emigration VI Of Poor Laws VIII-XIV the Agricultural and Commercial Systems Corn Laws Exportation and Importation and "Of increasing Wealth as it affects the Condition of the Poor; Book IV Chapters VI "Effects of the Knowledge of the Principal Cause of Poverty on Civil Liberty" XII "Different Plans of Improving the Condition of the Poor considered" and the Appendix. There are new chapters on the Poor and Corn Laws. A revised chapter on rent and especially the change in Chapter III which formely dealt with Godwin and his "Systems of Equality" now relate to Robert Owen his Utopian systems and his "New View of Society". In 1817 at the height of his success Robert Owen addressed the House of Commons speaking on his methods and ideas. Owen had disagreed with Malthus' theories of population. In 1824 Owen had come to America and purchased what became New Harmony a communal society experiment. It was not successful and Owen returned to England in 1828. The Appendix contains Malthus' responses to the publication of Principles of Population and Production by Mr. Wayland and An Inquiry into the Principle of Population by James Grahame. Each chapter notes where the additions should be placed referring to the English edition of 1807 and American edition of 1809. Goldsmiths' Kress Library 26723.2; Kress C2883; Kress B6973 Goldsmiths' 21762 Einaudi 3664 last three for London ed. Published by Charles Cruikshank, Rind's Press unknown