Description
The Connoisseur Edition of World Famous Prisons by Arthur Griffiths, from The Grolier Society of London.
Octavo, [12 volumes]. Complete in 12 volumes. Three-quarter brown morocco, marbled boards, and title are in gilt on the spine. Decorative raised bands, light wear to boards, hinges showing wear. Each volume with frontispiece portrait, followed by multiple illustrations. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top leaf, uncut edges.
This is the Connoisseur Edition, which is a limited edition printing of 150 copies, this being number 93 of 150.
Editions include: English Prisons (3 Volumes), German and Austrian Prisons, Non-Criminal, Italian Prisons, Oriental Prisons, Modern French Prisons, Early French Prisons, Overs-seas Prisons, Spanish Prisons and Russian Prisons. A rare set
