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1845 Illustrated History of French Penal Colonies
Original title : Bagnes Bagnes Histoire, types, murs, mystères 1845
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Illustrated edition of the history of penal colonies, their types, walls, and mysteries, published in Paris in 1845 by Gustave Havard. Large in-4° format (26 x 17 cm), [2], IV & 468 pp., half-leather binding (worn), featuring wood-engraved plates with legends, some in color, and numerous in-text illustrations. Engravings signed by Jules Noël, Bertall, Eustache Lorsay, Ange-Louis Janet (Janet-Lange), Rambert,…
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Illustrated edition of the history of penal colonies, their types, walls, and mysteries, published in Paris in 1845 by Gustave Havard. Large in-4° format (26 x 17 cm), [2], IV & 468 pp., half-leather binding (worn), featuring wood-engraved plates with legends, some in color, and numerous in-text illustrations. Engravings signed by Jules Noël, Bertall, Eustache Lorsay, Ange-Louis Janet (Janet-Lange), Rambert, and Louis-Henri de Rudder. Original edition. Includes statistical tables on prison populations, escapes, revenues, and expenses of the Toulon penal colony, as well as an analysis of crime in France.Related Products
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