Whitfield Dick Editor (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Whitfield, Dick, editor. The state of the prisons - 200 years on / edited by Dick Whitfield for the Howard League. First edition. London: Routledge, 1991. Hardback, VG, in unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear to edges and slight remains of label on reverse. Black boards with silver lettering to spine. Decorated endpapers. x, 210pp., b/w diagrams. Contents clean and bright. In 1777 John Howard wrote The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, with Preliminary Observations and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons. Two centuries later, this extraordinary document commemorates his achievements in campaigning for reform. In the spirit of Howard himself, the Howard League for Penal Reform have compiled detailed observations of prisons from Sweden to South Africa, and from India to Nicaragua. The result is a valuable resource which includes unique insights into previously undocumented prison regimes. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 208 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.47 inches. In Stock.