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18811421251881. Booklet. Fair. 26 p. 23 cm. Grey paper covers. Chips and tears to edges. Rear cover nearly detached. Vertical crease. Paper browning. Faint stain to lower margin of first leaf. <br/><br/>Includes list of committee members list of subscribers to the banquet the extensive menu speeches incl. Wilfrid Laurier poetic address to Blake. unknown
1858197991858. Women Employment Pamphlet titled "Remarks on Woman's Work in Sanitary Reform" England. No Date believed to be circa 1858 measures 5.25" x 8.5". 20 pages. Pamphlet discusses the role of women in the field of Sanitary Reform in England and offers a rare look at the advancement for women's employment equality documenting the skills they have the contributions they can make and the overall benefit they have on society. The pamphlet begins by describing tough physical conditions and suffering in England asking: "What can woman do in her domestic and social capacities to remedy these evils" It also breaks down the field of sanitary labor. "The great field of sanitary labor may be divided into two pars: the amelioration of injurious external circumstances and the reform of injurious habits and customs. Of these parts the former belongs principally to man the latter principally to woman." The pamphlet identifies the tasks of woman within this role: "It is for woman in her functions of mother housewife and teacher to effect those urgently needed changes in infant management domestic economy education and the general habits of her own sex without which humanity could never attain to its desired state of bodily perfection through all injurious external circumstances were changes. It is for her to teach and apply the laws of health in her own provinces where man cannot act." OCLC Worldcat locates no copies in US Institutions but two copies in Europe at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Aberdeen at the time of this writing. Binding is slightly chipping but all pages are held together with only minor wear. Overall pamphlet is in very good condition. unknown
1871100858<p>circa 1871-72. 1871-72. Very good. - Over 35 words by the American Congregational minister and prison reform advocate listing his credentials under his signature penned on a 4-1/8 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide sheet of paper. Signed "E.C. Wines" above his credentials "Secretary of the National Prison Association of America and Commissioner of the Government of the United States to arrange the preliminaries of an International Congress on the prevention and repression of crime including penal and reformatory treatment." Once mounted into an album with tape and glue stains on the verso including a spot rubbed raw. There is a tiny tear to the lower portion of the left edge. Very good.</p><p>The American Congregational minister and prison reform advocate Enoch Cobb Wines 1806-1879 served as a pastor in Cornwall Vermont and East Hampton Long Island as well as a professor of languages at Pennsylvania's Washington College. He was appointed secretary of the New York Prison Association in 1862 and subsequently the National Prison Association in 1870. He organized the first international congress on prison discipline held in London in 1871-72.</p> circa [1871-72].
1856373747Jules Guillaume Fick Geneva 1856. Full Vellum. Very Good Condition. This rare 1856 edition resurrects a fiery Reformation tract by Franois Bonivard the former Prior of St. Victor in Geneva and a vocal critic of papal authority. Originally penned in the 16th century Bonivard's Advis et Devis is a sweeping denunciation of papal idolatry tyranny and political cunning tracing the rise of the papacy through pratique et finesse craft and manipulation. The title alone is a manifesto: a condemnation not only of Rome's spiritual claims but of its worldly ascent bolstered by false miracles distorted reformers and the machinery of deception. The 1856 printing by Jules Guillaume Fick a Genevan publisher active in theological and polemical works is notable for its typographic austerity and symbolic frontispiece a woodcut archway labeled la porte large & le chemin spacieux qui mene a perdition the wide gate and spacious path that leads to perdition. This visual metaphor sets the tone for the text's moral urgency and rhetorical force. Though the book is printed in French its spirit is unmistakably Calvinist echoing Geneva's role as a bastion of Protestant reform and intellectual dissent. Bonivard's work is more than theological invective it's a window into the political theology of the Reformation where spiritual critique was inseparable from civic resistance. His attacks on les difformes reformateurs distorted reformers suggest a layered critique not just of Rome but of those who claimed reform while perpetuating corruption. The 1856 edition likely served both archival and agitational purposes reasserting Protestant identity in a century grappling with religious revivalism ultramontanism and the legacy of Enlightenment skepticism. For collectors this volume sits at the intersection of Reformation polemic Genevan print culture and 19th-century religious historiography. Its vellum binding untrimmed edges and stark layout reinforce its status as a deliberate revival a book meant to be read debated and remembered. Bound in full vellum yapped edges. Ties now absent. Edges untrimmed. Binding dusty and marked but very firm and sound. Contents very clean and firm. Size: 14.5 x 22 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Special Interest. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Jules Guillaume Fick hardcover
186036704May 21st circa 1860s. 1860s. Good. - A few words penned in black ink on part of a sheet of letterhead 5-1/4 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide with the embossed Privy Council seal printed in blind at the top. The paper is mounted on a piece of card of the same size. Signed "John Simon". The letterhead is slightly discolored from the mounting with 2 tiny brown marks near the top edge. The note was folded twice for mailing. There are glue marks remnants of paper & 2 ink notations on the verso of the mount. Good. <p>Simon writes that the change proposed by his correspondent is quite acceptable to him.<p>Sir John Simon 1816-1904 was an English pathologist surgeon and public health reformer. He held surgical posts at King's College Hospital and St. Thomas's Hospital in London from 1840 until 1876. Public health was not considered a responsibility of the government in the early 19th century. Parliament passed the Public Health Act of 1848 partly in response to Simon's influence and to deal with the threat of cholera and other public health problems. Simon was appointed the first Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. He was later made the head of the Medical Department of the Government and remained in that post until his retirement in 1876. Though he had no previous public health experience Simon's ongoing interest in pathology gave him a distinct advantage as a medical officer. He called for municipal action to provide adequate sanitary disposal and drainage improved standards of housing and upgrading of the water supply. His advocacy resulted in the Sanitary Act of 1875 which for the first time made a public health law universal and compulsory. Simon was also a member of Privy Council 1858-1876 and President of the Royal Society 1879-1880. May 21st, circa [1860s]. unknown
189512571NY: Reform Clulb Sound Currency Committee. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Usual xlib markings. The spine is darkened with wear at the top. Oterwise very tight & clean internally. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages . Reform Clulb Sound Currency Committee hardcover
184591152Brussels: Weissenbruch Père Imprimeur du Roi 1845. First edition of this prison report debating the introduction of the cellular system in Belgium. It offers a survey of the current state of prisons in the country and a detailed comparison of penitentiaries in Europe and America. Later that year the Belgian Parliament voted to introduce the cellular system as standard. By the end of the 19th century "only Belgium among Western European nations claimed to have completed a standardised penitentiary regime composed of single-cell prisons" Morris and Rothman p. 181. Large octavo 268 x 173 mm. With 3 folding plates. Contemporary grey wrappers printed in black. With glassine jacket. Label of the Biblioteca Americano Collegio del Nord to head of spine; relevant newspaper article dated 1978 laid in. Spine creased extremities nicked and chipped front cover and lower outer corners of contents damp-stained rear cover almost detached several gatherings unopened: a very good copy. Norval Morris & David J. Rothman The Oxford History of the Prison 1998. unknown
18849636996 Fourth Avenue New York City June 11 1884. 1884. Fine. - Over 60 words penned on both sides of 5-5/8 inch high by 5-1/4 inch wide creamy white paper. Bishop Potter writes to a Mr. Lloyd regarding dividends on 2 insurance policies. Signed "H. C. Potter". Folded vertically down the center else fine. <p>The address 96th Fourth Avenue was the location of Grace Church School and the Church houses.<p>Henry C. Potter 1835-1908 was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. In 1892 during his administration the cornerstone of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was laid. Potter was notable for his interest in social reform and politics. While he was rector of Grace Church New York 1868-1884 he worked to inaugurate working men's clubs day nurseries and kindergartens and long after he became bishop he continued to take part in the summer work of missions on the east side of New York City. In 1900 he attacked the Tammany Hall administration accusing the city of protecting vice and helped lead a reform movement which elected a new mayor. 96 Fourth Avenue, New York City, June 11, 1884. unknown
183933043Boston: New England Female Moral Reform Society 1839. Very Good. Boston: New England Female Moral Reform Society 1839. First Edition. Octavo; self-wrappers unopened. 16pp. Toning and creasing to edges with a few minor nicks; about Very Good. <br /> <br /> The New England Female Moral Reform Society's stated goal was the "prevention of licentiousness" prostitution the moral double standard regarding both and protecting young women from the "unprincipled destroyer who seduce and ruin the unsuspecting." Indeed this issue devotes a section to "Street Beggars" who are imposters attempting to lead astray the young and unsuspecting. The paper continues in telling the story of two young women who were led to "a house of ill fame" by one such imposter and were saved from a member of the society and thus saved "from this sink of iniquity. from her 'whose house is the way to hell going down to the chambers of death.'"<br /> <br /> Also of note here is the ongoing "Letters to Sarah E. Grimke" portion of this publication which runs several pages in this issue gently arguing several points regarding the role of women in society. The letter concludes with a post script that the author has just received Grimke's pamphlet "Equality of the Sexes" acknowledges her sincere obligations and urges everyone who reads this publication to also read Grimke's. Scarce in retail. New England Female Moral Reform Society unknown
1896ZB434765NP: ca. 1896. 19 pp ex library margin chipped and disbound in self wrappers complete text but working copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. NP: unknown
1891ZB323912Nashville 1891. 23 pp. paper wrappers library markings else very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Nashville unknown
1864212276London : Marriage Law Reform Association 1864. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 40 pages; Description: 40 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Bible.Old Testament. Leviticus -- Marriage with deceased wife's sister -- Religious aspects -- Marriage law -- Great Britain. London : Marriage Law Reform Association paperback
1880242881Dublin : R.D. Webb & Son Printers 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor binding with some wear and tear to the spine and boards with some loss. Remains preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; multiple pagings. Subjects; Irish land question. Tenant. Landlord. Dublin : R.D. Webb & Son, Printers hardcover
1900435376Liverpool: Financial Reform Financial Reform Association Liverpool Financial Reform Association Liverpool Association Liverpool 1900. Hardcover. No jacket. Ex-library. Marks and scores on boards. Spine ends and leading corners are worn. Page block is marked and foxed. Foxing in the volume. Library stamp on first page. Ink writing on last title page. Binding is intact contents are clear. AM. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. Financial Reform Financial Reform Association Liverpool Financial Reform Association Liverpool Association Liverpool Hardcover
188647659London: Longmans Green & Co. and Liverpool: The Financial Reform Association 1886. 8vo; contemporary half calf over marbled boards with red morocco spine label; front and rear boards detached inexpert repairs made made with buckram but contents are clean and sound; good. Longmans, Green & Co. and Liverpool: The Financial Reform Association unknown
1874ZB586829London etc.: 1874. large octavo iv 204 pp paper wrappers soiled and chipped text age toned with late advertising leaves tip chipped working copy. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London (etc.): unknown
1880ZB586834London/Liverpool: 1880. large octavo iv 196 pp library markings extraction roughness at spine and only front cover remains from paper wrappers minor tip chipping reading copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London/Liverpool: unknown
1885ZB586839London/Liverpool: 1885. large octavo 2 200 2 pp paper wrappers soiled with a large corner missing from back cover text age toned and bumped reading copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. London/Liverpool: unknown
1882ZB586836London/Liverpool: 1882. large octavo iv 200 pp paper wrappers badly chipped and back cover detached text age toned and needs careful handling reading copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London/Liverpool: unknown
1878ZB586831London/Liverpool: 1878. large octavo iv 192 pp library hand stamps only the chipped front cover remains of paper wrappers text age toned with an occasional margin chip and minor loss poor copy. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London/Liverpool: unknown
1881ZB586835London/Liverpool: 1881. large octavo iv 200 pp paper wrappers chipped at bottom back joint text age toned good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London/Liverpool: unknown
1876ZB586830London/Liverpool: 1876. large octavo iv 192 pp general age toning with paper sides detached and chipped last text leaf also detached and margin chipped with minor loss working copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London/Liverpool: unknown
1883ZB586832London/Liverpool: 1883. large octavo iv 200 pp paper wrappers darkened and chipped with back cover detached text age toned good only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London/Liverpool: unknown
1871ZB586828Liverpool: 1871. large octavo vii 1 94 pp. errata slip; paper sides and first text page detached and chipped general age toning working copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Liverpool: unknown
1884ZB586833London/Liverpool: 1884. large octavo 2 iv 200 2 pp paper wrappers darkened and chipped text lightly age toned overall good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London/Liverpool: unknown