Thoughts on Secondary Punishments, In a Letter to Earl Grey..

1832. London: Printed for B. Fellowes, 1832. London: Printed for B. Fellowes, 1832. A Strident Critique of Transportation Whately, Richard [1787-1863]. Thoughts on Secondary Punishments, In a Letter to Earl Grey. To Which are Appended, Two Articles on Transportation to New South Wales, And on Secondary Punishments; And Some Observations on Colonization. London: Printed for B. Fellowes, 1832. [iv], 204 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary quarter pebbled cloth over plain paper-covered boards, printed label to spine. Negligible light soiling to boards, light wear to spine label, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, light wear to board edges and corners, light foxing to endpapers, later bookplate (of Geoffrey and Nan Ingleton) to front pastedown, small ink property stamp to rear pastedown. Light toning to interior, occasional light (mostly very light) foxing, crack in text block between pp. 114 and 115, all leaves secure, early ownership signature ("P. Pickering, The Temple") to head of title page. $200. * Only edition. Whately, the Archbishop of Dublin, was a philosopher, logician and social reformer who wrote a number of works on economic, political and social issues and their intersection with religion. In this work, he argues that transportation and other secondary punishments are ineffective at deterring criminals and interfere with Britain's colonial project in Australia. The "P. Pickering" who owned this book is likely the distinguished barrister, judge, author and one-time cricketer Percival Pickering [1810-1876]. Geoffrey and Nan Ingleton, later owners, were prominent Australian collectors and historians. Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature 27653. Ferguson, Bibliography of Australia 1616.