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1831réf. 96152Boston: Perkins & Marvin 1831. Paperback. Very Good. 5 432-526p. Sofctover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Backstip panel is chipped and worn. Some foxing and browning. Founded by Louis Dwight in 1825. The society collected information and statistics on prisons through correspondence and visits. Perkins & Marvin paperback books
1830réf. 783311830. Annual Reports of the Prison Discipline Society 1826-1829 Prison Discipline Society. First Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Prison Discipline Society Boston June 2 1826. Sixth Edition. Boston: Published by Perkins and Marvin 1830. 48 pp. Woodcut diagram. With Second Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Prison Discipline Society Boston June 1 1827. Boston: Published by Perkins and Marvin 1829. iv 53-148 pp. Woodcut diagrams. And Third Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Prison Discipline Society Boston 1828. Second Edition. Boston: Published by Perkins and Marvin 1830. iii 152-233 1 pp. And Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Prison Discipline Society Boston 1829. Second Edition. Boston: Published by Perkins and Marvin 1830. v 240-330 pp. Tables. Original quarter cloth over plain paper-covered boards printed label to spine edges untrimmed. Light soiling and faint dampstaining to boards light rubbing to extremities joints starting at head spine ends and corners bumped and lightly worn hinges starting light foxing to endleaves. Light toning and foxing to interior occasional faint dampstaining. $100. The Prison Discipline Society was founded in Boston in 1825 by Louis Dwight. Based largely on the Auburn Prison System its members sought to advocate for better conditions in prisons and more humane treatment of prisoners by publishing facts and statistics on prisons gathered through annual visits. It quickly became the leading prison reform organization in the country and was largely responsible for the growth in popularity of the Auburn System. It dissolved on Dwight's death in 1854. unknown books
1826réf. 11366Boston: Various Publishers 1826-1829. Various Editions. Octavo 22cm.; cloth-backed boards with original paper spine label; 330pp paginated continuously but each report with a separate title page; six inserted leaves of woodcut plates. A solid well-preserved copy with scattered foxing to text; Very Good. First four reports of Timothy Dwight's pioneering Prison Discipline Society dedicated to the amelioration of the harsh conditions prevailing in American prisons during the early republic. With six woodcut plates mostly plans of prison buildlings and grounds. Various Publishers unknown books
