Pioneering in Penology: The Amsterdam Houses of Correction in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
by Sellin, Thorsten
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Very Good+
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Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Very Good +. No dust jacket, but volume is unmarked except for stamp of former owner, Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (he was then Curator of the Henry Charles Lea Library at the University of Pennsylvania). Binding tight, all pages bright, clean and intact. Except for lack of dust jacket, tiny tear on flyleaf, and some tanning of spine, the volume is like new.
Probably the first treatment in English of the considerable influence toward reform of penal institutions inspired by the enlightened practices of two major houses of correction in Amsterdam. The distinguished Swedish-American sociologist and penologist Thorsten Sellin (1896–1994) was one of the pioneers of scientific criminology.
Probably the first treatment in English of the considerable influence toward reform of penal institutions inspired by the enlightened practices of two major houses of correction in Amsterdam. The distinguished Swedish-American sociologist and penologist Thorsten Sellin (1896–1994) was one of the pioneers of scientific criminology.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Setton Book Collection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194
- Title
- Pioneering in Penology
- Author
- Sellin, Thorsten
- Format/Binding
- Red cloth, gilt-stamped title, author, colophon of publisher on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Punishment in Old Amsterdam, Rasphuis, Spinhuis, houses of correction, prison reform in Holland in 16th and 17th century
- Size
- 8 3/4" x 5 3/4"
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Setton Book Collection
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About the Seller
Setton Book Collection
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Neenah, Wisconsin
About Setton Book Collection
European history, with a loose focus on the late medieval/early Renaissance period, including the Crusades; some first or contemporary editions from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; some scholarly works in English, French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Catalan, Russian.Some works from the libraries of Reeve Shley at Ripplebrook; John L. La Monte; Kenneth M. Setton; Howard Ellison Whitney; Wilhelmina, Duchess of Cleveland; Washington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers, Joseph Harrison Brazier; Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.Also some exotic Americana and other eclectic gems that have serendipitously popped up over the years."I just wanted to say that the service and quality of the book received from 'Setton Book Collection' was exceptional. I am very pleased with the book: A Narrative of the Conversion and Death of Count Struensee. 5 star service all the way.Best Regards,Pete,London, England13 October 2020
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