Lot 148
Malthus, Thomas
Definitions in Political Economy
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
London: John Murray, 1827. First edition, 8vo (19 x 11cm), lacking half-title, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments with red spine label, later(?) floral endpapers, boards slightly worn [Goldsmiths' 25180; Kress C1924]
Provenance
19th-century armorial bookplate of Nathaniel Lindley.
Footnote
‘A valiant attempt to resolve differences of opinion in political economy by codifying its terminology and establishing rules for the definition of terms. It could be regarded as one of the earliest works on the methodology of economics’ (ODNB).