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. By T. R. Malthus, ...
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834)
Category
Books
Date
1806
Materials
Measurements
222 x 143 x 35 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3040863.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollow Date of Binding: 1830s Binder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Sewn double fold plain wove, with underpastedown completely removed Structure: 3 recessed cords Edges: pali cut, marbled and polished Spine Lining: paper hollw (very stiff) End Bands: brown silk, 1/1 L-R, over paper roll cores Bookmark: NoneBoards: rope fibre Covering: brown tanned calfTooling Spine: gilt panelled spine withblack leather leaterring pieceTooling Sides: blind 3 fillet board border with corner rosettes, with blind hatched roll on board edges and turn-ins Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Send both volumes for repair to make sure the rebacked spine matches volume 2
Bibliographic description
v.1., 8vo.. Sprinkled calf, gold tooled spine, marbled edges.. Provenance: Bookplate - Earl of Morley. In ink, flyleaf: "Montagu Edmund Parker".
Makers and roles
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834)