The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, With Preliminary...
PMM 224: A Landmark Study of Prisons Howard, John [1726-1790]. The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, With Preliminary Observations, And an Account of Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres; And Sold by T. Cadell, 1780. [viii], 449, [19] pp. 11 copperplates, 9 folding. Half-title lacking. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Recent buckram, black-stamped title to spine, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to interior, moderate edgewear to preliminaries and final few leaves, light edgwear and a few minor tears to plates, light soiling to title page. $250. * Second edition. After being shocked by the conditions of his county prison as high sheriff, Howard dedicated himself to touring hundreds of prisons and hospitals in Great Britain and Western Europe and reporting on their conditions. His primary focus was the improvement of sanitation by restricting the number of inmates. The State of the Prisons is credited with establishing the practice of single-celling in the United Kingdom. The first edition appeared in 1777, the final edition in 1792. Printing and the Mind of Man (PMM) (citing first edition) 224. English Short-Title Catalogue T83449.
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