Search results for: 'DARWIN, Charles'
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BELT, Thomas. The Naturalist in Nicaragua:
London : 1874,
First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed verso of the front free endpaper, "P. Brown Esqre, M.D. with the kind regards of the Author", with Brown's ownership inscription to the title page. The son of a Newcastle seedsman, Belt (1832-1878) was educated at a private school conducted by by John Storey, a secretary of Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club,... Learn MoreSpecial Price £1,312.50 Regular Price £1,750.00Stock Code: 114155
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MALTHUS, Thomas Robert. Essai sur le principe de population.
Paris : 1809
First French edition, translated by Pierre Prévost. First published in English in 1798, it was perhaps the most influential work of its era on population, arguing that the growth of a population would always outrun its ability to feed itself. The first edition was so successful that Malthus soon elaborated on it under his real name, culminating in... Learn MoreSpecial Price £2,062.50 Regular Price £2,750.00Stock Code: 93446