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 / Malthus, T. R. (Thomas Robert), 1766-1834 text London : John Murray, 1826 eng 2 v. (xviii, 535, iv, 528 p.) ; 24 cm. First edition published in 1798. DC AD 2104 C.C. Kohler; Purchase; Pencilled notes on endpapers of vol. 2 1 sheet of notes loosely inserted, remarking that the edition was the last published in the author's lifetime, etc. Quarter-cloth, boards. Paper label on each spine.