[Letters on prisons].

  • Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
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[1803-1813]
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[Letters on prisons]. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

London : Nichols, [1803-1813]

Physical description

4 volumes, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits (engravings) ; 23 cm (8vo)

Notes

Made-up copy, consisting of 77 letters extracted from the Gentleman's magazine, assembled by Lettsom with the apparent intention of publishing them as a separate work. The letters include a prefatory letter from Lettsom to the editor, followed by a letter from Neild to Lettsom. Engraved plates, an ALS from Neild and an MS index are also bound in
Copy 1 [Vol. 1] Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Interleaved. Binding: Original half calf, rebacked with gilt morocco spine labels. Lettsom's own copy, with his MS annotations and his book label. Modern Plantin Press bookplate of K. Garth Huston (1926-87), who bought 3 vols. from Gurney ca. 1970. Later sold to Hunterian Society by J. Norman in 1993. Originally sold in Leigh and Sotheby's Lettsom auction in 1816 (item 343).
Copy 1 [Vol. 2] Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Interleaved. Binding: Original half calf, rebacked with gilt morocco spine labels. Lettsom's own copy, with his MS annotations. Bought by Hunterian Society from Gurney separately and much earlier than other vols. Originally sold in Leigh and Sotheby's Lettsom auction in 1816 (item 343).
Copy 1 [Vol. 3] Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Interleaved. Binding: Original half calf, rebacked with gilt morocco spine labels. Lettsom's own copy, with his MS annotations and his book label. ALS from Neild to Lettsom bound before letter 39. Modern Plantin Press bookplate of K. Garth Huston (1926-87), who bought 3 vols. from Gurney ca. 1970. Later sold to Hunterian Society by J. Norman in 1993. Originally sold in Leigh and Sotheby's Lettsom auction in 1816 (Item 343).
Copy 1 [Vol. 4] Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc. Note: Interleaved. Binding: Original half calf, rebacked with gilt morocco spine labels. Lettsom's own copy, with his MS annotations and index. Modern Plantin Press bookplate of K. Garth Huston (1926-87), who bought 3 vols. from Gurney ca. 1970. Later sold to Hunterian Society by J. Norman in 1993. Originally sold in Leigh and Sotheby's Lettsom auction in 1816 (item 343).

Contents

[Vol. 1] Letters 1-22.--[v. 2] Letters 23-38.--[v. 3] Letters 39-60.--[v. 4]. Letters 61-77. Index

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  • Complete set

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  • [Vol. 2]

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  • [Vol. 3]

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  • [Vol. 4]

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