A VIEW OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS, AND PHILANTHROPIC LABORS OF THE LATE JOHN HOWARD. Bound With: ODE INSCRIBED TO JOHN HOWARD.
de Aikin, John (1747-1822); Hayley, William (1745-1820); Howard, John (1726-1790)
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Printed for John Ormrod, by William W. Woodward, at Franklin's Head, Philadelphia: ., 1794 pp. 196, (1) [Subscription promotion] + (3) [Publisher's advertisement and catalogue] + Engraved portrait frontis of John Howard engraved by Thackara & Vallance, Philadelphia, 1794, signed in plate. Original paper guard for frontis. Age stain. Handsome manuscript ownership of Edward Dowers, January 1796 on verso of frontis. Subscribers' names pages 187-197. 12mo. 17 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Corners rubbed with loss. Front board fragile. Spine rubbed and worn. Remnants of original leather spine label. Hardbound. Good. John Howard (1726-1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer. 'His detailed proposals for improvements were designed to enhance the physical and mental health of the prisoners and the security and order of the prison. His recommendations pertaining to such matters as the prison location, plan and furnishings, the provision of adequate water supply, and prisoner's diet promoted hygiene and physical health.' In 1777, Howard's sister died, leaving him L15,000 and her house. He used this inheritance and the revenue from the sale of her house to further his work on prisons. By 1784, Howard calculated that he had travelled over 42,000 miles visiting prisons. His crusade and personal example greatly influenced reformers in the U.K. and the U.S. Evans 26543. PALIB 6. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- A VIEW OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS, AND PHILANTHROPIC LABORS OF THE LATE JOHN HOWARD. Bound With: ODE INSCRIBED TO JOHN HOWARD.
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- Aikin, John (1747-1822); Hayley, William (1745-1820); Howard, John (1726-1790)
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- Printed for John Ormrod, by William W. Woodward, at Franklin's Head, Philadelphia: .
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- EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS JOHN HOWARD BIOGRAPHY LIFE AND TRAVELS ENGLISH PRISONS AIKIN GREAT BRITAIN POETRY ODE WILLIAM HAYLEY PHILADELPHIA IMPRINT 1794 EVANS
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Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.
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