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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. In.

VIII, 259 S., 13 nn. S. (Index). Mit 21 (von 22) gefalt. Kupfertafeln und 1 mehrf. gefalt. Tabelle. Halblederband der Zeit (Rücken unter Verw. des Originalrückens erneuert). Das Werk versammelt neben Berichten über einzelne Lazarette mehrere Aufsätze und Papiere zur Pest, beinhaltet ferner weitere Beobachtungen über ausländische Gefängnisse und Hospitäler sowie ergänzende Bemerkungen zum Zustand der Einrichtungen in Großbritannien und Irland. John Howard (1726-1790) legte großen Wert auf praktische Verbesserungen der Hygiene, Bauanlagen und Verwaltung; das Buch enthält Pläne, erklärende Tafeln und Falttafeln. Es fehlt die Tafel 22 (View of a proposed lazaretto).- Teils etwas braunfleckig, einige Falueinrisse restauriert, im Übrigen gut erhalten.

1st Ed. 72 hand colour plates (numbered 1945-2016) each with letterpress leaf. Light browning and offsetting, letterpress to plate 1980 with repaired tear with stain intruding slightly onto related plates, letterpress leaf to plate 1949 heavily corrected in pen, workmanlike half maroon morocco with cloth boards, some minor marking and sl. fading to cloth, lightly faded gilt lettered spine. ESTC T147671 'In fact all the letterpress is by James Edward Smith, except for the descriptions to plates 16, 17 and 18 which were supplied by Dr. Shaw. Originally published in 267 parts.' US$150.

1st Ed. 72 hand colour plates (numbered 727-798) each with letterpress leaf (except plates, 788 & 789. Light age toning and offsetting, notation to verso of 11 plates at rear showing through to some plates, workmanlike half maroon morocco with cloth boards, some minor marking to cloth moreso to lower board, lightly faded gilt lettered spine. ESTC T147671 'In fact all the letterpress is by James Edward Smith, except for the descriptions to plates 16, 17 and 18 which were supplied by Dr. Shaw. Originally published in 267 parts.' US$150.

1st Ed. 66 hand colour plates (numbered 799-864) each with letterpress leaf. Light age toning and offsetting, workmanlike half maroon morocco with cloth boards, some marking and sl. fading to cloth, lightly faded gilt lettered spine. ESTC T147671 'In fact all the letterpress is by James Edward Smith, except for the descriptions to plates 16, 17 and 18 which were supplied by Dr. Shaw. Originally published in 267 parts.' US$150.

1st Ed. 72 hand colour plates (numbered 2017-2088) each with letterpress leaf. Ownership signature of A.B. Lonsade to head of title page, light age toning and offsetting, workmanlike half maroon morocco with cloth boards, some minor marking and sl. fading to cloth, lightly faded gilt lettered spine. ESTC T147671 'In fact all the letterpress is by James Edward Smith, except for the descriptions to plates 16, 17 and 18 which were supplied by Dr. Shaw. Originally published in 267 parts.' US$150.

1st Ed. 71 hand colour plates (numbered 865-936) each with letterpress leaf [only of 72, lacking plate no. 917]. Light age toning and offsetting, workmanlike half maroon morocco with cloth boards, some minor marking and sl. fading to cloth, lightly faded gilt lettered spine. ESTC T147671 'In fact all the letterpress is by James Edward Smith, except for the descriptions to plates 16, 17 and 18 which were supplied by Dr. Shaw. Originally published in 267 parts.' US$150.

1st Ed. 72 hand colour plates (numbered 2089-2160) each with letterpress leaf. Ownership signature of A.B. Lonsade to head of title page, light age toning and offsetting, workmanlike half maroon morocco with cloth boards, some minor marking and sl. fading to cloth, lightly faded gilt lettered spine. ESTC T147671 'In fact all the letterpress is by James Edward Smith, except for the descriptions to plates 16, 17 and 18 which were supplied by Dr. Shaw. Originally published in 267 parts.' US$150.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Original Boards with author's name written in contemporary hand on spine. London: Boards dust-dulled with some spotting o/w a clean copy in very good condition. [Burgess, Thomas 1756-1837 - Freedom of religion Great Britain - Unitarianism in England - London - Unitarian Universalist churches Sermons]. j128 / m6633.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Fourth Edition. 15-volume set (complete). A well-preserved set of George Steevens' 1793 15-Volume edition of Shakespeare's works, in original full calf. The leather has become dry and cracked with age, and there is some chipping and rubbing to the corners of the boards and heads and feet of the spines, but the binding remains fully intact. The hinges and joints of several volumes are cracked, but holding well. The front board of Volume 3 has been neatly re-attached with linen hinges. Book pages have normal age related wear with some foxing, mainly around endpapers, but overall are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. The front pastedown of each volume has the bookplate of Edward King, with coat of arms and the motto 'Kings Ay to Kin Kindlie'. Volume One has handwritten note, with initials "E.K", on front free endpaper "This is known as 'Steevens' Own Edition' and is by many considered the most accurate and desirable edition published." Overall, very sound and presentable. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: 750; Add. Inventory No: 201005PHB5-01.

4to, pp.[vi], 259, [14, index and directions to the binder], [1, blank]; lacking preliminary leaf with Cicero quotation; twenty-two plans and views, mostly folding, and a large folding sheet of statistical tables; spotting to one or two plates, somewhat age-toned, but a good copy, uncut, rebound rather tightly in recent quarter morocco and marbled boards; ownership inscription 'Alfred C.Meyer, 1922' to preliminary blank.First edition of Howard's study of quarantine hospitals for victims of infectious diseases throughout Europe. This work, illustrated with 22 plans and views of hospitals, was the continuation of Howard's investigative reporting which had begun when he served as High Sheriff, with his State of the prisons. Both works led to a popular desire for improvement in the construction and discipline of prisons, hospitals, and workhouses. ESTC T115289. Language: English.

No Binding. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. X,67,[1 blank],LVp. Wanting both boards, leather back worn, marbled free endpapers preserved. Inscribed on verso of front endpaper: The Gift of Mr Howard the Editor Never published for sale . First English edition of the the enlightened penal code issued in 1786 by Archduke Leopold II of Tuscany, son of the Empress Maria Theresia. It was based on the work of Cesare Beccaria and was the first code in modern history to abolish capital punishment, the use of torture and mutilation. The present edition was edited by the prison reformer John Howard; his English translation is followed by the original Italian text.