A Letter to Sir Robert Ladbroke, Knt. Senior Alderman.... With an attempt to shew the good Effects which may reasonably be expected from the Confinement of Criminals in Separate Apartments [DENNE Rev Samuel] 1730-1799 Publisher: J. and W. Oliver; J. Rivington Publish Year: 1771 Publish Place: London: No 12, in Bartholomew-Close: No 62, in St Paul's Church-yard Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008136 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Unknown Inscription: Unknown £75 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Important as this 1771 pamphlet provides evidence that the intellectual argument for separation predates the fully developed Victorian prison system. In modern full black cloth, no spine title. Internally, [3], 4-84 pp, ink ms name to tp, some light offsetting to tp, modern endpapers, errata at bottom of p84. (200*124 mm). (ESTC T12821. Bailey 19cC crime & punishment) Denne's aim in the letter was to persuade the Aldermen of the City of London to allow Newgate prison, then being re-built, to be designed on a cellular pattern.
