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The Criminal prisons of London and scenes of prison life.
by MAYHEW, Henry
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London, Griffin, Bohn, 1862. . First edition. 8vo, xii, 634 pp., 2 pages ads at end, wood-engraved folding frontispiece, numerous wood-engraved plates, original mauve blind-stamped cloth gilt, neatly rebacked preserving spine, spine and covers faded, small chip to head of title, a very good copy.
Scarce follow-up to London Labour and the London Poor by one of the leading advocates for social reform in Victorian Britain.
Scarce follow-up to London Labour and the London Poor by one of the leading advocates for social reform in Victorian Britain.
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100318
- Title
- The Criminal prisons of London and scenes of prison life.
- Author
- MAYHEW, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Griffin, Bohn, 1862.
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