Penological and Preventive Principles, with special reference to Europe and America
by William Tallack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition (ex-library)
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wertheimer, Lea & Co, London, 1896. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library). Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xii + 480pp. Front hinge cracked. Spine cocked and faded with chips to ends. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Edges browned. Upper half of front end paper cut out. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; 19th century; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50905. .
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- Seller
- Dreadnought Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 50905
- Title
- Penological and Preventive Principles, with special reference to Europe and America
- Author
- William Tallack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Wertheimer, Lea & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- BZDB243 Law & Criminal Studies; 19th century; History. Unbranded William Tallack Penological and Preventive Principles, with special reference to Europe and America
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Law & Criminal Studies;
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Dreadnought Books
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About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....