Memorials of Millbank and Chapters in Prison History
London: Chapman & Hall, 1884. New Edition [in one volume]. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. x, 468. Frontis. illustration of Millbank. With 23 headpieces. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine, blindstamp rules on boards. Residual remnant of a small label on rear pastedown. Light wear. An eminently presentable copy. Very Good. Item #5254
A new edition in one volume of the original two-volume work, 1875. Military historian, criminologist and penologist, Griffiths was the Deputy-Governor of Millbank Prison. His massive history of the famous national prison is the entire story of 19th century British penology and penal legislation. Now protected in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Price: $100.00