Principles Of Political Economy Considered With a View To Their Practical Application

Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1821. First American edition of this landmark work in political economy. Octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, black leather morocco spine label. In near fine condition. In his Principle of Political Economy, Malthus was proposing investment in public works and private luxury as a means of increasing effective demand, and hence as… Read more about this item

London: John Murray,, 1820. Countering Ricardo, later praised by Keynes First edition, a scarce uncut copy. The Principles was Malthus's broadest treatment of issues in political economy, conceived as a series of tracts on economic questions, rather than a comprehensive and systematic treatise as with his Principle of Population. Malthus published it to establish his own position against that… Read more about this item

Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1821-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Bound in marbled boards, spine rebacked in modern leather. Burgundy Moroccan leather spine label. Clean, unmarked pages. Marginal browning to pages. Internally very good. <br> The first English edition was printed by John Murray in 1820, this is the 1st American edition… Read more about this item

London: John Murray,, 1820. First edition. The book was conceived as a series of tracts rather than a comprehensive and systematic treatise, though Malthus published it to establish his own position against that of Ricardo, with whom he had been having an ongoing debate about the nature of labour, demand, and profit. "In his 'Principles of Political Economy',… Read more about this item

London: John Murray,, 1820. From the library of a neo-Malthusian First edition, with the stamp on the title page of Carel Victor Gerritsen (1850-1905), the radical Dutch politican who founded the Nieuw-Malthusiaansche Bond (Neo-Malthusian League) in 1881; like Malthus Gerritsen deemed unchecked population growth the root of society's ills and proposed - unlike Malthus - the use of contraception… Read more about this item

London: John Murray,, 1820. In the original boards First edition of the author's major late work, a re-examination of his economic work in the early 1800s, and a point-by-point response to David Ricardo's Principles of Political Economy (1817). Notably, Keynes held that "if economics had followed Malthus instead of being constrained by Ricardo in an artificial groove, the world… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1820. First edition of this classic work regarding nature of labor, demand and profit. Octavo, original boards, retaining the original paper spine label. In very good condition. Ownership inscription from the African Society and stamp to the title page. Rare in the original boards.

London, John Murray, 1820. . First edition; 8vo; small ownership stamp to lower outside corner of title-page, small, early 20th century bookseller's label to lower outside corner of verso of upper free endpaper, a little age-toning and small ink smudge to title, otherwise near-fine, nineteenth century half calf over marbled boards, rubbed at extremities, spine faded, a very good… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.