MALTHUS, Thomas Robert (1766-1834). An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, A view of its past and present effects on human happiness, London: T. Bensley for J. Johnson, 1803. 4° (258 x 198mm.). (Qq and 3B with short tears, occasional mainly light spotting and dampstaining). Later half calf. (Wear to corners, edges rubbed). Second edition. Goldsmiths' 18640; Kress B.4701.