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HOWARD, JOHN. An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe;with Various Papers relative to the Plague; together with Further Observations on Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals; and Additional Remarks on the Present State of those in Great Britain and Ireland. 22 engraved plates; folding engraved chart. viii, 259, [15] pages, including initial blank, half-title, and leaf of binder's directions. 4to, approximately 310x245 mm, original boards, spine worn, chipped at top and missing portion at bottom, joints cracked, cords intact; occasional light to moderate foxing of text, plate 9 heavily foxed, the rest of the engraved matter generally clean; uncut. Warrington: William Eyres for T. Cadell et al., 1789
first edition. "Howard began to investigate the conditions of hospitals (including mental hospitals and quarantine detention houses) shortly after his first prison visits in 1773. The present work is largely devoted to his report on the conditions of various European hospitals, containing both plans and notes on management and personnel"--Norman 1109. Baumgartner 21; Garrison-Morton 1601. Front blankinscribed: "Mr Howard presents his complim[en]ts to Dr Rogerson, and requests His acceptance of this book from him, as a small testimony of his esteem."
