Documents relative to the house of refuge, instituted by the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in the city of New-York, in 1824

Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents

Publication Date: 1832

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[Title continues:] "Comprising 1st. Memorial to the Legislature of the state, interspersed with facts from the reports of the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. 2d. Act of incorporation. 3d. The seven annual reports of the society. 4th. Rules and regulations for the government of the house. 5th. An address delivered by the Rev. Dr. Stanford, on the opening of the first new building. 6th. Laws and statutes of the state relative to the house of refuge." New York: Published by permission of the board of managers, by Nathaniel C. Hart, superintendent, printed by Mahlon Day, 1832. 9 x 5 3/4". viii, [9]-311pp. Lithographic frontispiece, intaglio portrait of Hart (with tissue guard), illustration. Original boards, printed paper label on backstrip, binding worn, especially corners, some water spots, but essentially sound. Textblock lightly browned. Good, sound copy. Collated and complete. Sabin 30640 (under "Hart, N. C."). Former owner's signature on back cover. The first juvenile reformatory in the United States. Seller Inventory # 003589

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Title: Documents relative to the house of refuge, ...

Publication Date: 1832

Binding: Original boards

Condition: Good