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182920149Boston: T. R. Marvin pr. 1829. 8vo. 96 pp. <br><br>The society was dedicated to improving prison life and to reforming prisoners. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 40156. Removed from a nonce volume and with many holes at inner margin from machine oversewing!!! Light foxing. T. R. Marvin, pr. unknown books
182820148Boston: T. R. Marvin pr. 1828. 8vo. 100 pp. 4 plts. <br><br>The society was dedicated to improving prison life and to reforming prisoners. This issue contains ground level plans of four prisons including those at Philadelphia Pittsburgh Auburn NY and Maine. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 34891. Removed from a nonce volume and with many holes at inner margin from machine oversewing!!! Light foxing. T. R. Marvin, pr. unknown books
1833WRCAM41339Boston 1833. 3431-526pp. complete. Dbd. First page soiled some foxing throughout. Very Good. A report on laws and developments in prison systems throughout the United States. The report contains a constitution whereby the Society shall "promote the improvement of Public Prisons and "take measures for effecting the formation of one or more Prison Disciplines Societies in each of the United States." The report reviews the conditions of several prisons and contains several reports one from France on prison reform. unknown books
1831WRCAM41338Boston 1831. 3431-526pp. complete. Dbd. First page soiled some foxing throughout. Very Good. A report on new laws and developments in prison systems throughout the United States. The report reviews each state and the condition of their prisons as well as listing the individuals who have been imprisoned. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 1831 8865. unknown books
18351252Boston: Perkins Marvin & Co. 1835. 12mo. 2 ff. 1 p. pp. 868934. <br><br>The report of this society gives a prison by prison report of conditions nationwide and documents less than humane treatment and the rise in the prison population. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Sabin 65706. Good. Removed from a nonce volume; without wrappers. Scattered foxing. Perkins, Marvin, & Co. unknown books
1823024765London: Sold By J. and A. Arch Et. Al 1823. 280p. bound in stiff boards. Sold By J. and A. Arch, Et. Al unknown books
1836173551Boston: Perkins and Marvin stereotyped at the Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry 1836. 84 16 ivp. wraps slightly soiled and chipped on the edges 6x9.5 inches two period signatures on cover minor foxing illustrated with 22 floor plans of prisons lunatic & pauper asylums. Covers prisons lunatic & pauper asylums. Includes a list of officers and reports from various prisons & asylums. Perkins and Marvin, stereotyped at the Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry unknown books
182611366Boston: Various Publishers 1826-1829. Various Editions. Octavo 22cm.; cloth-backed boards with original paper spine label; 330pp paginated continuously but each report with a separate title page; six inserted leaves of woodcut plates. A solid well-preserved copy with scattered foxing to text; Very Good. First four reports of Timothy Dwight's pioneering Prison Discipline Society dedicated to the amelioration of the harsh conditions prevailing in American prisons during the early republic. With six woodcut plates mostly plans of prison buildlings and grounds. Various Publishers unknown books
