1798
PRISON Robert Turnbull Philadelphia Wilson Street Death Penalty & Slavery
Robert J Turnbull’s “Visit to the Philadelphia Prison” is a
rare late, 18th-century review of the state of the prison in
Philadelphia. This work not only describes the prison itself but also the
treatment of prisoners. Turnbull notes that prisons found in the Walnut Street
Prison were segregated by severity of crime and even finds ways to convey his
own views of prisoner-treatment including his opposition to the death penalty
and slavery.
This 1798 Dublin edition is considerably
rare and desirable.
Item number: #24438
Price: $599
TURNBULL, Robert J
Visit
to the Philadelphia prison : being an accurate and particular account of the
wise and humane administration adopted in every part of that building
Dublin: Robert Napper for
John Gough, 1798.
Details:
· Collation:
Complete with all pages
o
[2], ii, 91, [1]
o
Folding chart at end present but damaged; full chart provided in
facsimile
· References: Sabin
97470
· Provenance:
Handwritten – Walter Roberts
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather;
tight and secure
· Size: ~8.5in X 5in (21.5cm x 13cm)
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