Largey

[Wines, Enoch Cobb (1806-1879)]: International Congress on the Prevention and Repression of Crime, Including Penal and Reformatory Treatment: Preliminary Report of the Commissioner Appointed by the President to Represent the United States in the Congress, in Compliance with a Joint Resolution of March 7, 1871, Washington, DC 1872

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1872. 1st Edition. 248pp. Embossed rose cloth with gilt-stamped spine. Cloth faded and spotted, spine quite dull, dampstaining to the lower spine and front & rear leaves, a good copy only. Wines visited most of the countries of Europe and reported on their prison methods. Largey as a result of his efforts, representatives from 22 nations convened at the first International Penitentiary Congress at London in 1872, which resulted in the creation of an international and several national organizations [see the DAB entry on Wines]. Weight: 15.0 ounces = 427 grams. Size: 9.2 x 6.0 x 0.7 inches = 23 x 15 x 1.7cm. HB

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