1852 Prison Reform John Howard
Prisoner Torture Bastille Dixon Famed PROVENANCE
John Howard was an 18th-century English prison reformer.
After wrongly being taken prisoner while traveling, he took interest in
reforming prisoners and prison life. He wrote numerous detailed accounts of the
state of prisons across Britain and Europe – noting living conditions,
unsatisfactory provisions, mental health of prisoners, torture and executions,
and reflections of prison personnel.
Hepworth Dixon’s biographical sketch of Howard is one of, if not the
best history of John Howard’s career in prison reform. His book ‘The Prison-World of Europe’ gives
attention to specific European prisons, such as the Bastille and Marshalsea.
Item number: #23782
Price: $499
DIXON, William Hepworth
John Howard, and the
prison-world of Europe : from original and authentic documents
Webster, Mass. : F. Charlton, 1852.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xxxii, 33-442
· Language: English
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Provenance:
o Bookplate – Elizabeth Buffum Chace
§ Elizabeth Buffum Chace (1806-1899) was an
American activist in the anti-slavery, women's rights, and prison reform
movements of the mid-to-late 19th century. She associated personally with
William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and William Wells Brown, and hosted
them frequently at her home. In 2001, Rhode Island Secretary of State, Edward
S. Inman III selected Elizabeth Buffum Chace out of a field of 36 nominees to
be honored with a bronze bust in the Rhode Island State House as "The
Conscience of Rhode Island" for her tireless championing of the rights of
the less fortunate.
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Handwritten –
§ Elizabeth Louise Baxter, 1903
§ Rose J McManus, 1905
§ Maria Duffy, 1905
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Brown cloth
· Size: ~8in X 5.25in (20.5cm x 13.5cm)
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