Reformatory Schools for the Children of the Perishing and Dangerous Classes and for Juvenile Offenders (The Social History of Education Series) by Carpenter, Mary - 1969

New York: Woburn Press, 1969. New Impression . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in price-clipped dustjacket which is very good with light edgewear and faded spine. Burgundy cloth gilt. Binding clean, bright and square with minimal edgewear. Firmly bound. Minor spotting to page edges. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. xi, 353 pp. Facsimile reproduction of the 1851 first edition. Includes chapters on Ragged Schools, Free Day Schools, Industrial Feeding Schools, The Gaol, and Penal Reformatory Schools. "This book by a well-known Victorian Reformer represents one of the earliest attempts to come to grips with the problem of juvenile delinquency...It provides an authentic picture of a lesser known facet of Victorian life, besides throwing much light upon the educational and social thinking of an important reformer." - Jacket blurb. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.