Hardcover, 217 x 140 mm, bound in quarter vellum over marbled boards, lettering to spine, collated 8vo: π4 1-108 114 (i.e. 88 leaves), pp.: [i-v] vi-viii, [1] 2-168; to front pastedown armorial bookplate “Bibliothèque de Mr de Barante № ___” and pencil inscription “B-183-F”, to rear pastedown bookseller’s ticket “№ 2683”.
Title-page: ÉTUDES | SUR LE | SYSTÈME PÉNITENTIAIRE | ET SUR | SON APPLICATION | AU RÉGIME DES PRISONS DE FRANCE | Par M. H. DIARD | PRÉSIDENT HONORAIRE A LA COUR D'APPEL DE RIOM, OFFICIER DE LA LÉGION | D'HONNEUR ET DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE, MEMBRE DE LA SECIÉTÉ D'AGRICULTURE, | SCIENCES, ARTS ET BELLES-LETTRES DU DÉPARTEMENT D'INDRE-ET-LOIRE | — | TOURS | IMPRIMERIE LADEVÈZE | Rue Chaude, 6. | — | 1875 ||
Provenance: Engraved armorial bookplate of Claude Antoine Prosper Félix Brugière, baron de Barante (French, 1851 – 1925).
Author: Charles François Hippolyte Diard (French, 1795 – 1877), président à la cour impériale de Riom, Officier de la Légion d'honneur (12 AUG 1869).
Printer/publisher: Imprimerie Rouillé-Ladevèze (1834 - 1910).
Seller's note: "Rare first edition, rare in commerce. Proposes reforms for the French prison system based on the study of the methods of America and other European countries, including Ireland and England. With a section on the handling of young offenders and agricultural detention centres, like that at Mettray".
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Wove paper |
| Subject | 19th century , France , History , Penitentiary , Police , Prison |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1875 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Hardcover , Quarter vellum |
| Location | Bookshelf 13.3. |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
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