Crime and Its Causes
by Morrison, William Douglas (of H.M Prison, Wandsworth)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Swan, Sonnenschein and Co, 1891. x, 236 pages. Appendix. Original decorated red cloth with gilt titling on the spine and black titling on the upper board. Includes chapters on the statistics of crime; crime and climate, the seasons, destitution, poverty, sex and age; the criminal in body and mind; and the punishment of crime. *An unusually bright, crisp and attractive copy of this scarce work.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tapsell's Books and Music (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5221
- Title
- Crime and Its Causes
- Author
- Morrison, William Douglas (of H.M Prison, Wandsworth)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- Swan, Sonnenschein and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Prison. Crime. Criminals. Criminology. Wandsworth Prison.
- Bookseller catalogs
- General History; 18th and 19th Century Books; True Crime;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tapsell's Books and Music
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Rutherglen, Victoria
About Tapsell's Books and Music
Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...