The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with…

The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with Preliminary Observations, and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons and Hospital by HOWARD, John (1726-1790 < >
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A classic of penal reform

The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with Preliminary Observations, and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons and Hospital

Warrington: Printed by William Eyres: and sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson. and C. Dilly in London. 1784. Third Edition
4to, [A]4, B-Z, Aa-Zz, 3A-3S4, 3T 2+1, complete with 1/2-title and “Directions to the Book-binder”, 22 engraved plates, many folding, contemporary 1/2 roan, marbled bds, some skinning to boards, joints a little tender, head of spine chipped, heraldic ex-libris of Howard Vyse on front paste down, a respectable copy.
Of the first edition [1777], Printing and the Mind of Man says “His single-handed campaign not only caused a revolution in his lifetime but is the direct progenitor of subsequent work in the most critical branch of penal reform.”
ESTC T115096

Stock No: HMF1668
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