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Warrington: William Eyres Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Photocopy. This is a photocopy of the 1789 printing of this work on the plague, whose title continues "Together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additional remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland". Please note: THIS IS A PHOTOCOPY, thus a good copy for research or a reference copy..

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1789. A Notable Reformer Reports On Quarantine Conditions Howard, John [1726-1790]. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various Papers Relative to the Plague: Together with Further Observations on Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals; And Additional Remarks on the Present State of Those in Great Britain and Ireland. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, And J. Taylor, In London, 1789. viii [i.e. vi], 259, [15] pp. Copperplate folding table, 22 copperplates, 20 of which are folding, 1 sheet with three tables. With a half-title. Complete. Quarto (11" x 8-3/4"). Recent three-quarter speckled calf over marbled boards, lettering pieces and gilt fillets to spine, hinges mended. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, bookseller description of this copy affixed to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in places, minor edgewear and tears to plates, offsetting from plates to other sections of plates and… Read More

1789. A Notable Reformer Reports On Quarantine Conditions Howard, John [1726-1790]. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various Papers Relative to the Plague: Together with Further Observations on Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals; And Additional Remarks on the Present State of Those in Great Britain and Ireland. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, And J. Taylor, In London, 1789. viii [i.e. vi], 259, [15] pp. Copperplate folding table, 22 copperplates, 20 of which are folding, 1 sheet with three tables. With a half-title. Complete. Quarto (11" x 8-3/4"). Contemporary speckled calf, rebacked retaining portions of existing gilt spine with lettering piece, gilt tooling to board edges. Light rubbing, scuffing and scratching to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges, corners bumped and worn, hinges mended, armorial bookplate (of W.C. Mylne) to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in places, clean tears to edges of a… Read More

London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1792. Mixed edition, volume 1, fourth edition, volume 2, second edition, the same format and size. Collation, [6],540pp, 22 plates, of which 9 are folding, [5],259pp, [13pp index, ], [1],32pp appendix, 22 plates, of which 19 are folding. Bound in green cloth. Cloth rubbed/worn, one board detached. Internally, occasional blind [ Fraser Institute stamp ], lacking endpapers, some light browning or spotting, amateur repir to one plate. Pages and plates in good condition. A good clean copy, in worn bindings.. Cloth. Good Plus. Quarto.

Warrington : Printed by William Eyres, and sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and J. Taylor, in London, 1789-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. First edition. Contemporary calf, gilt, modern spine reback, red leather spine label, compartments decorated in gilt, marbled endpages and endpapers. viii, 259, [15], 32 pp., 22 folded plates, folding table; 31 cm. Bound with the additional appendix of Howard's letters from the 1791 edition. Rubbing to edges. Marginal spotting, toning. Foxing and minor offsetting to plates. View of Proposed Lazeretto provided in facsimile. Contemporary signature of Thomas Brown on title page.<br> Best known as a prison reformer on the strength of his famous State of the Prisons in England and Wales (1777; see Printing and the Mind of Man 224), the English philanthropist John Howard was also concerned with the improvement of sanitary conditions in other public institutions. His work in this area represents an important link in the development… Read More

Warrington: Printed By William Eyres; And Sold By T.Cadell, J.Johnson, C.Dilly, And J.Taylor, London, 1789., 1789. 4to. pp. 3 p.l. (verso of third leaf numbered viii), 259, [13]index, [1 leaf]plate list. with half-title. 22 folding engraved plates. 1 large folding double-page table. modern quarter calf (perforated library stamp on title & in lower margin of 1 other leaf, title soiled & with repaired tear – no loss, few plate tears repaired – no loss, light dampstain to about half of book – most plates unaffected, paper in some gatherings lightly embrowned). First Edition. Following upon his work for the improvement of conditions in prisons in England, Ireland, and Europe, the social reformer determined in 1785 to investigate the condition of the lazarettos of Europe, and the best means for the prevention of the plague. In all, Howard visited lazarettos in Marseilles, Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Leghorn, Pisa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Malta, Zante, Smyrna, Constantinople, and Venice. In order to… Read More

Warrington: William Eyres for T. Cadell (etc.), 1789. 312 x 245 mm. (uncut). Quarter sheep ca. 1789, rubbed, hinges cracking, some leaves loosening. Light browning & foxing. Very good copy. First Edition. Garrison-Morton 1601. Although best known as a prison reformer on the strength of his famous State of the Prisons in England and Wales (1777; see Printing and the Mind of Man 224), the English philanthropist John Howard was also concerned with the improvement of sanitary conditions in other public institutions. His work in this area represents an important link in the development of the public health movement. The present work, an investigation of the conditions of English and European hospitals (including mental hospitals and quarantine detention houses) contains both plans and notes on management and personnel; it also includes notes of Howard's latest inspections of Irish, Scottish and English prisons. .

1789. First Edition. Warrington, Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and J. Taylor in London, 1789. Quarto (24,5 cm x 30,5 cm). VIII, 259 pages plus 13 unnumbered pages of Index and 1 page "Directions to the Book-Binder". Collation complete with 22 plates of which 20 are large fold-out-engravings. Hardcover / Contemporary 18th century calf with gilt lettering on spine. Stunning Volume, recently restored and rebacked by two english master-binders. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. After the restoration now a highly-desirable collectable. One of the first sociological studies of conditions within the penal system of England and Ireland compared to other 18th-century practices within European Jails / Gaols. The partly romantic engravings seem sinister when one imagines what inmates and children endured within these settings. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. The… Read More

London: Printed for J. Johnson, C. Dilly, T. Cadell, 1791. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 2 Volumes. vii, 540; vi, [2],259, [15],32 p., plates (folded), folded tables maps. Volume one containing, The State of Prisons in England and Wales, Fourth edition. Volume two containing, An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe. Quarter leather with marbled boards and leather corners. New end pages and spine labels. 44 engraved plates including several fold-out plates. Moderate wear, joints split. Both volumes in protective Mylar dust jacket to prevent further wear. Scattered foxing. Otherwise interior pages are clean, unmarked and in great condition. Please feel free to view our pictures of this set. Ships daily. This is an over sized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.