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The Criminal Prisons of London
by Henry Mayhew
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
San Mateo, California, United States
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About This Item
Griffin, Bohn, and Company, 1862. Hardcover. Good. As described by the publishers, the book "completes the series of papers on the lower phases of London Life, so ably commenced by Mr. Henry Mayhew". The book is a "complete account of the Criminal Prisons of London", based on investigations within the prisons or based on interviews with prison officers. Prisons are described thusly: "...prisons are places of punishments; idleness, which was formerly the rule, is now almost banished, and consequently, the habits of order and industry, which are forced upon all inmates." 634 pp., plus two pages of advertisements. 6 ½" x 9". Tables and black and white illustrations throughout. Condition: Rebound, possibly in 1937, by the Indiana University Library. Black cloth boards are in very good condition, minor rubbing to edges; title, call number, and Indiana University in gilt to spine. Binding is tight, half-title and title page have been repaired, rear paste-down still has library check-out slip, some sporadic repairs and underlining throughout text. A sturdy copy of this otherwise scarce text.
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- Bookseller
- B Street Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2020-K43
- Title
- The Criminal Prisons of London
- Author
- Henry Mayhew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Griffin, Bohn, and Company
- Date Published
- 1862
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
B Street Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
San Mateo, California
About B Street Books, ABAA
We buy and sell used, rare, collectible and antiquarian books and are conveniently located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula. We are San Mateo's only used bookstore and have served the area for over 10 years.
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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