A dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind in antient and modern Times: in which The superior Populousness of Antiquity is maintained. With An appendix, Containing Additional Observations on the same Subject, And Some Remarks on Mr. Hume's Political Discourse, of the Populousness of antient Nations
by [WALLACE, Robert]
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- first
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, 1753. iv, 331pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed to spine and extremities, short splits at head of spine, with remains of small paper shelf-label. Bookplate of an Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire to FEP, with a few pencilled calculations to endpapers, and a single inked note in an early hand (to E4v). A crisp copy, in a contemporary binding, of a significant work on the subject of population by Scottish clergyman and philosopher Robert Wallace (1697-1771). Originally delivered as a paper before the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh in the 1740s, Wallace's theories, that the availability of food was correlated with the populousness of nations, that there was an explicit natural growth rate of population, and that the trends towards luxury resulted in modern states providing a natural check on population growth, were disputed by Hume in 'Populousness of Ancient Nations' (Political discourses, Edinburgh, 1752). In publishing this first printed edition in 1753, Wallace added an appendix aimed at countering Hume's rejections. The French edition, with a translation overseen by Montesquieu, appeared the following year. ESTC T145322.. First edition. 8vo in 4s.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ25625
- Title
- A dissertation on the Numbers of Mankind in antient and modern Times: in which The superior Populousness of Antiquity is maintained. With An appendix, Containing Additional Observations on the same Subject, And Some Remarks on Mr. Hume's Political Discourse, of the Populousness of antient Nations
- Author
- [WALLACE, Robert]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for G. Hamilton and J. Balfour
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1753
- Keywords
- Society
- Size
- 8vo in 4s
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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