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Description: Full title continues. "with various papers relative to the Plague: together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additonal remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland." 1789 treatise on the state of lazarettos, or quarantine hospital/prisons. Absolutely fascinating and very detailed, with the number of staff at each one, and the general character, cleanliness, number and type of incarcerated, and disposition of the staff, all written evocatively and at first hand. Also includes proposed legislative reforms, and a collection of doctors opinions about the transmission of the plague. Irish, English, Scottish, French, Turkish, Balkan and more regions are covered. With 3 folding maps/diagrams, 6 folding plates of the exteriors of lazarettos, and one static plate; it appears this book contains all the plates it originally came with. Folded plates are in original folds. Aside from very light smudging at some margins, all plates are clean and unmarked, aside from a large tear in the middle of the plate illustrating Smyrna, the Turks new plague hospital. Cover has heavy diffuse wear across front, and no writing or other markings. Spine has been reinforced and covered with black tape. Heavy edgewear to cover boards. Wear to edges of interior pages, but no tears of size. Pages have a moderate waved bends. Occasional light age smudging at margins, otherwise interior pages are clean and unmarked. Any questions gladly answered!
Seller: Manning's Books & Prints, ABAA, Pacifica, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: VIII, 259 S., 13 nn. S. (Index). Mit 21 (von 22) gefalt. Kupfertafeln und 1 mehrf. gefalt. Tabelle. Halblederband der Zeit (Rücken unter Verw. des Originalrückens erneuert). Über den Zustand der Gefängnisse und unter Quarantäne zu stellende Institutionen in England, Irland und Kontinentaleuropa. Sprache: Englisch.
Seller: Unterwegs Antiquariat M.-L. Surek-Becker, Berlin, Germany
Howard, John. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various.. , 1789.
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Description: A Notable Reformer Reports On Quarantine Conditions Howard, John [1726-1790]. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various Papers Relative to the Plague: Together with Further Observations on Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals; And Additional Remarks on the Present State of Those in Great Britain and Ireland. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, And J. Taylor, In London, 1789. viii [i.e. vi], 259, [15] pp. Copperplate folding table, 22 copperplates, 20 of which are folding, 1 sheet with three tables. With a half-title. Complete. Quarto (11" x 8-3/4"). Recent three-quarter speckled calf over marbled boards, lettering pieces and gilt fillets to spine, hinges mended. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, bookseller description of this copy affixed to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in places, minor edgewear and tears to plates, offsetting from plates to other sections of plates and adjacent leaves. $500. * First edition. After being shocked by the conditions of his county prison as high sheriff, Howard dedicated himself to touring hundreds of prisons and hospitals in Great Britain and Western Europe and reporting on their conditions. His primary focus was the improvement of sanitation. Published after his final tour of English prisons in 1787, An Account of the Principal Lazarettos focuses on quarantine and prison hospitals with detailed diagrams and illustrations. English Short-Title Catalogue T115289.
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, U.S.A.
Howard, John. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various.. , 1789.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: A Notable Reformer Reports On Quarantine Conditions Howard, John [1726-1790]. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; With Various Papers Relative to the Plague: Together with Further Observations on Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals; And Additional Remarks on the Present State of Those in Great Britain and Ireland. Warrington: Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, And J. Taylor, In London, 1789. viii [i.e. vi], 259, [15] pp. Copperplate folding table, 22 copperplates, 20 of which are folding, 1 sheet with three tables. With a half-title. Complete. Quarto (11" x 8-3/4"). Contemporary speckled calf, rebacked retaining portions of existing gilt spine with lettering piece, gilt tooling to board edges. Light rubbing, scuffing and scratching to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges, corners bumped and worn, hinges mended, armorial bookplate (of W.C. Mylne) to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in places, clean tears to edges of a few leaves not affecting text, minor edgewear and tears to plates, offsetting from plates to other sections of plates and adjacent leaves, title page detaching, pencil check marks to leaf of directions to binder. $500. * First edition. After being shocked by the conditions of his county prison as high sheriff, Howard dedicated himself to touring hundreds of prisons and hospitals in Great Britain and Western Europe and reporting on their conditions. His primary focus was the improvement of sanitation. Published after his final tour of English prisons in 1787, An Account of the Principal Lazarettos focuses on quarantine and prison hospitals with detailed diagrams and illustrations. English Short-Title Catalogue T115289.
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: viii, 259, [14, index and directions to the binder] pp. with 22 plates. Hardcover, bound in morocco over cloth. The binding well rubbed, boards bowed. One corner of the text bumped and dampstained; scattered foxing, mostly to the plates.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarto. First edition. Contemporary calf, gilt, modern spine reback, red leather spine label, compartments decorated in gilt, marbled endpages and endpapers. viii, 259, [15], 32 pp., 22 folded plates, folding table; 31 cm. Bound with the additional appendix of Howard's letters from the 1791 edition. Rubbing to edges. Marginal spotting, toning. Foxing and minor offsetting to plates. View of Proposed Lazeretto provided in facsimile. Contemporary signature of Thomas Brown on title page. Best known as a prison reformer on the strength of his famous State of the Prisons in England and Wales (1777; see Printing and the Mind of Man 224), the English philanthropist John Howard was also concerned with the improvement of sanitary conditions in other public institutions. His work in this area represents an important link in the development of the public health movement. The present work, an investigation of the conditions of English and European hospitals (including mental hospitals and quarantine detention houses) contains both plans and notes on management and personnel; it also includes notes of Howard's latest inspections of Irish, Scottish and English prisons. Refs: Garrison Morton 1601. Norman 1109; Wellcome III, p.306; Goldsmiths' 13969. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Cecil, [10th] Earl of Exeter's on verso.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$1332.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. pp. 3 p.l. (verso of third leaf numbered viii), 259, [13]index, [1 leaf]plate list. with half-title. 22 folding engraved plates. 1 large folding double-page table. modern quarter calf (perforated library stamp on title & in lower margin of 1 other leaf, title soiled & with repaired tear no loss, few plate tears repaired no loss, light dampstain to about half of book most plates unaffected, paper in some gatherings lightly embrowned). First Edition. Following upon his work for the improvement of conditions in prisons in England, Ireland, and Europe, the social reformer determined in 1785 to investigate the condition of the lazarettos of Europe, and the best means for the prevention of the plague. In all, Howard visited lazarettos in Marseilles, Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Leghorn, Pisa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Malta, Zante, Smyrna, Constantinople, and Venice. In order to gain entry and inspect those in France and Italy, he had to resort to disguise and bribery. Deciding that the only way to get into the lazarettos of Venice was to be subjected to quarantine, he set sail to that city in a boat with a reputation for infection. As a consequence he spent forty-two days in confinement there in two separate institutions. As a writer Howard had little literary ability, and was assisted in the preparation of his two principal works by Richard Densham, Dr. Richard Price, and Dr. John Aikin. Garrison & Morton 1601. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 224.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: 312 x 245 mm. (uncut). Quarter sheep ca. 1789, rubbed, hinges cracking, some leaves loosening. Light browning & foxing. Very good copy. First Edition. Garrison-Morton 1601. Although best known as a prison reformer on the strength of his famous State of the Prisons in England and Wales (1777; see Printing and the Mind of Man 224), the English philanthropist John Howard was also concerned with the improvement of sanitary conditions in other public institutions. His work in this area represents an important link in the development of the public health movement. The present work, an investigation of the conditions of English and European hospitals (including mental hospitals and quarantine detention houses) contains both plans and notes on management and personnel; it also includes notes of Howard's latest inspections of Irish, Scottish and English prisons. .
Seller: Jeremy Norman's historyofscience, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$2009.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY RARE - SCARCE EDITION ORIGINAL 3/4 MOROCCO LEATHER BINDING 22 COPPER ENGRAVED PLATES, ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL LAZARETTOS IN EUROPE With VARIOUS PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE PLAGUE Together with Further Observations on Some FOREIGN PRISONS & HOSPITALS and Additional Remarks on the Present State of Those in Great Britain and Ireland by JOHN HOWARD, LONDON. WARRINGTON: Printed by William Eyres, and Sold By T. Cadell, et al., MDCCLXXXIX. 1789. (Published date 1789). RARE FIRST EDITION. Folio. 12.0" x 9.75" inches (LxB). Pp. viii, 2, 259, (13) pages + 22 engraved maps and plates, 19 folding, large folding table + Directions to the Book-Binder at end. Howard's epoch making book on the State of lazarettos. John Howard (1726-90) The English philanthropist became a major force in improving the appalling conditions in Prisons & Hospitals of his time. Although best known as a prison reformer on the strength of his famous State of the Prisons in England and Wales (1777; see Printing and the Mind of Man 224), he was also concerned with the improvement of sanitary conditions in other public institutions. His work in this area represents an important link in the development of the public health movement. The present work, an investigation of the conditions of English and European hospitals (including mental hospitals and quarantine detention houses) contains both plans and notes on management and personnel; it also includes notes of Howard's latest inspections of Irish, Scottish, English & Foreign prisons. "An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe," looks at the conditions both in Prisons & Hospitals dedicated to treatment of "lazars," i.e., persons with "loathsome" diseases like plague, and in the facilities in ports used to quarantine those arriving from infected areas. Howard's dedication to improving the lot of the most unfortunate and forgotten members of society was truly remarkable: when denied access to lazarettos in Venice, he booked passage to the city on a ship with a certificate of "foul health," thus guaranteeing he would be sent to quarantine in a lazaretto and could report on the conditions he found there. In all of his studies Howard stressed the importance of cleanliness in ameliorating suffering and preventing further disease. A classic work. Note: Plates with some minor splits & tears, bookplate of John Watson on the front pastedown, directions to the Book-Binder at end, some spotting and marking to pages & plates.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$3093.69 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Quarto (24,5 cm x 30,5 cm). VIII, 259 pages plus 13 unnumbered pages of Index and 1 page "Directions to the Book-Binder". Collation complete with 22 plates of which 20 are large fold-out-engravings. Hardcover / Contemporary 18th century calf with gilt lettering on spine. Stunning Volume, recently restored and rebacked by two english master-binders. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. After the restoration now a highly-desirable collectable. One of the first sociological studies of conditions within the penal system of England and Ireland compared to other 18th-century practices within European Jails / Gaols. The partly romantic engravings seem sinister when one imagines what inmates and children endured within these settings. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. The important publication on the History of Medicine, Garrison-Morton's Medical Bibliography (5th edition), lists this title under No. 1601: 'Following on his work for the improvement of the conditions in prisons, Howard travelled extensively in Europe, carrying out an elaborate investigation into the condition of hospitals.' Garrison & Morton only mention the importance for the History of Medicine and do not emphasize on the sociological aspect of this publication regarding the research on the devastating living conditions not only within 18th-century prisons but also in Charter Houses in the european, mainly irish countryside. While the publication has an overwhelming set of wonderfully scenic copper-engravings, there is also deep value in the very descriptive section on Charter- schools in Clonmel, Charleville, Dunmanway ("The master excused himself from going with me into the bedrooms by saying that he was afraid of catching a disorder."), Newport School, Frankfort School, Castle-Martyr-School (Castlemartyr), Iniscara School etc. etc. The text gives us Dietary plans, Diet-Tables, Conditions within Nurseries (Nursery in Munster, Connaught and Leinster etc.). Also lists prisons in Castlebar, Longford, Mullingar County Gaol, County Infirmary in Ennis etc. John Howard notes on page 95 for Longford County Gaol: "A bad prison - Dungeons about four feet under ground; windows toward the street: passage dark, three feet five inches wide. A prisoner, committed for only a month, was lately detained here several months for his fees.In this and similar instances, the expense of the bread allowance to prisoners exceeds the amount of the fees." Howard - Lazarettos - Collation of Plates (complete) Planche 1: Marseille - Plan des Infirmeries, ou Lazaret de la Ville de Marseille (45.5 cm x 52 cm) With Inset of: "Isle de Pommegue" Planche 2: Genoa - Plan, Elevation and Section of the Lazaretto (51.5 cm x 44 cm) Planche 3: Genoa - Sea View of the Lazaretto (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 4: Spezia - East View of the Lazaretto with Sectional View of the Lazaretto at Varignano in the Gulf of Spezia (29 cm x 45 cm) Planche 5: Spezia-South View of the Lazaretto at Varignano in the Gulf of Spezia (38.5 x 29 cm) Planche 6: Spezia - Ground Plan of the Lazaretto at Varignano (47 cm x 29 cm) Planche 7: Leghorn - Plan of the Lazaretto of St.Leopoldo (40 cm x 50 cm) Planche 8: Leghorn - Plan of the Lazaretto of San Rocco (33 cm x 40 cm) Planche 9: Naples - Offizia della Sanita / Health Office (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 10: Messina - Lazaretto (39.5 cm x 52 cm) Planche 11: Messina - Plan of the Lazaretto (39.5 cm x 57 cm) Planche 12: Venice - Ground Plan of the old Lazaretto (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 13: The New Trieste Lazaretto (45 cm x 29 cm) Planche 14: Sketch for a Lazaretto (38 cm x 54 cm) (with separate Moorings for "Clean Ships" & "Foul Ships"& Area for "Foul Goods") Planche 15: A View of Portman Castle in a French Island near Toulon (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 16: Portman Castle - with Plan of the Dungeons and Cisterns (22 cm x 29 cm) Planche 17: Florence - Hospital of St.Maria Nuovo (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 18: Smyrna - The Greeks new Hospital for the Plague (22 cm x 29 cm) Planche 19: Haslar Royal Hospital (with front view and chapel) (34 cm x 46.5 cm) Planche 20: Sketch of a Plan and Elevation for a Penitentiary House, or House of Correction With Plans for a surrounding wall, Burying Ground, Womens Infirmary, Pump Court, Garden, Physic Garden etc. (43.5 cm x 50.5 cm) Planche 21: Petersburg House of Correction (52 cm x 43.5 cm) [Planche 22]: Sheet with 3 Sessions held at the Old Bailey between 1749 and 1771 - Death Sentences etc. (54 cm x 83 cm (!)) John Howard FRS (2 September 1726 20 January 1790) was a philanthropist and early English prison reformer. Howard was born in North London, either in Hackney or Enfield. His father, also John, was a wealthy upholsterer at Smithfield Market in the city. His mother Ann Pettitt died when he was five years old, and, described as a "sickly child", he was sent to live at Cardington, Bedfordshire, some fifty miles from London, where his father owned property. His father, a strict disciplinarian with strong religious beliefs, sent the young John to a school in Hertford and then to John Eames's dissenting academy in London. After school, John was apprenticed to a wholesale grocer to learn business methods, but he was unhappy. When his father died in 1742, he was left with a sizeable inheritance but no true vocation. His Calvinist faith and quiet, serious disposition meant he had little desire for the fashionable endeavours of an English aristocratic lifestyle. In 1748, he left England for a grand tour of the continent. Upon his return, he lived in lodgings in Stoke Newington, where he again became seriously ill. He was nursed back to health by his landlady, Sarah Loidore, whom he then married despite her being thirty years older than he was. She died within three years and he distributed her meagre belongings amongst her remaining family and poor neighbours. John Howard was considered eccentric by many of hi
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