Danjou M E (3 results)

Anvers, Christofle Plantin, 1582. [Reprint Amst., [etc.], Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd, [etc.], 1979]. 32, 46 pp. 21 b./w. plts. Hardcover, d./j. - Dustjacket worn.

First and only edition of the lawyer's study of the French prison system from a variety of perspectives, considering the living conditions and administrative structures, the role of moral and religious instruction, and the necessity of separating juvenile offenders from adult, before presenting a series of improvements, including those to be made to the prison architecture itself. Octavo (200 x 117 mm). 4 engraved floorplans on 2 folding plates. Contemporary quarter sheep, purple paper boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. Ownership inscription to half-title in pencil, rubbed out. Extremities worn and boards scuffed, hinges gently cracked but firm, faint finger mark to title page, some spotting to contents and light wear to the margins of sig. 3.4 and 7.2, overall a very good copy.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1836 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 1001 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1001.…