Comprises 3 works, the 1st 2 of which were originally published separately in 1838. The 3rd work, The theory of painless extinction, is to be considered the 4th chapter of the 2nd, An essay on populousness (cf. p. 29).
Authorship attributed to the Poor Law Commissioners. Cf. pref.
Source: Purchase from Helen F. Barnett, 1910. (DLC ̀148482, 1910).
Contents
Contents: (from t.p.) On the possibility of limiting populousness -- An essay on populousness -- The theory of painless extinction.