Convict Life; or, Revelations Concerning Convicts and Convict Prisons
by A Ticket-of-Leave Man
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Wyman & Sons, 1879. [9], 2-282pp, [10] advertisements. Original decorative cloth, primrose endpapers. Rebacked, with original back strip laid down with slight loss to original back strip ends, covers lightly rubbed with some light discolouring and some crinkling, corners bumped. Some internal light spotting and staining to margins, small nicks and tears to bottom margin of R4 and S1, previous owners name to front pastedown and head of title. A 'ticket-of-leave' man was a convict released 'on licence'. The anonymous author, "after living up to middle life in the character of a gentleman, and the reputation of an honourable man" (page 1), was sentenced to seven years, and while criticising aspects of the penal system, he is "actuated by no feelings of tenderness for that ruffian class, who, because they will drink and will not work, exist from childhood to old age, by committing outrages upon their fellow-creatures, and by filching from them the proceeds of honest labour and enterprise" (page 3). First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Zetetic Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003649
- Title
- Convict Life; or, Revelations Concerning Convicts and Convict Prisons
- Author
- A Ticket-of-Leave Man
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wyman & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Prison, Prison Reform, Convict, Law
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nineteenth Century; Law;
Terms of Sale
Zetetic Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Zetetic Books
Biblio member since 2015
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
About Zetetic Books
Online book store, regular catalogues / lists issued
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...