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BECCARIA, CESARE BONESANA DI. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments . . . With a Commentary by M. de Voltaire. A New Edition Corrected. 238, [2] pages, including final blank. 12mo, 165x99 mm, contemporary sheep, rebacked at an early date with morocco lettering piece, spine scuffed, cover edges rubbed; contents toned and foxed. Signatures of Samuel Miller dated 1797. Edinburgh: Alexander Donaldson, 1778
Beccaria's treatise on penal reform was first published in Italian in 1764 and in English in 1767. Printing and the Mind of Man 209 (original edition, "one of the most influential books in the whole history of criminology").
