John Howard, and the Prison World of Europe.
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Book Description
First Edition. Hepworth Dixon's first book, 'from original and authentic documents'. A prolific author of titles on history and travel, he showed much interest in social questions, and followed his study of Howard with an account of the London prisons. From the library of Horace Noble Pym, lawyer and eminent book collector, with his familiar armorial bookplate; affixed to the front free endpaper is John Howard's autograph, dared 1764. Horace liked to add such association material to his books.
Author
DIXON (William Hepworth)
Date
1849
Binding
original dull purple cloth, stamped in blind and lettered in gilt,
Publisher
Jackson and Walford [printed by Richard Clay],
Illustrator
With frontispiece,
Condition
upper cover and spine faded, marginal tear in frontispiece, but a good copy of a fragile book.
Pages
sm. 8vo, pp.12 + 406 + advert leaf,
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