Considerations on the Increase and Progress of Crime, Accompanied by Documentary Evidence as to the Propriety and Necessity of a Revision and Amendment of the Exisiting Penal Statutes, With a View to the Abolition of Corporeal Punishment; and More Particularly The Awful Penalty of Death

William Sandford Phillips

Published by Printed by D Marples and Co., Liverpool, 1839

About this Item

Marbled paper on boards with brown leather to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Red faux label on spine with stamped gilt lettering and decoration. The contents are clean and tidy, and firm. This is an original 1839 first edition of this scarce book, produced by William Sandford Phillips, Gent., of Liverpool, in support of the campaign to abolish corporeal and capital punishments prevalent in the United Kingdom in the 19th Century, for crimes now considered to be minor. The appeal is supported by a mass of evidence and statistics including crime figures for England and Wales for that time. This is an extremely rare book, in its original first edition, not a modern reprint or copy. The book has been re-cased with a delightful modern binding. Seller Inventory # 001534

Bibliographic Details

Title: Considerations on the Increase and Progress ...

Publisher: Printed by D Marples and Co., Liverpool

Publication Date: 1839

Binding: Half Leather

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition