Lot 155
Malthus, Thomas Robert
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
£1,500
Description
Definitions in political economy. London: John Murray, 1827. First edition, 8vo, half-title, nineteenth century half calf, slight loss to blank inner margin of half-title
Footnote
Note: In this work Malthus defend Sismondi's views on general glut as against Say's Law, forming part of Malthus's "Surplus Theory", as opposed to his "main", and earlier, body of work, which presents a "Scarcity Theory".