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Bradford, William. AN ENQUIRY HOW FAR THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH IS NECESSARY IN PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia printed, London reprinted for J. Johnson, 1795. 8vo. 6, 114 pp. + folding table at end. Modern cloth-backed boards. ************** First English edition of this work on the death penalty and prison conditions in Pennsylvania. ESTC T80386

Condition

Early ink to title and one other leaf (a correction to the text), title a bit toned, occasional light foxing or minor soiling.

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Bradford, Death Penalty in Pennsylvania

Name: Bradford, Death Penalty in Pennsylvania
SKU: 137257007
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