Description: Memorials of John Venning, Esq. (Formerly of St. Petersburgh, and Late of Norwich) With Numerous Notices from His Manuscripts Relative to the Imperial Family of Russia By Thulla S. Henderson LONDON: KNIGHT AND SON. 1862. 1st Edition. 5 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches. Hardcover. [4], (2), i-viii, 9-320, [4] pp. Frontispiece. Rebacked with new endpapers. Spine faded. Internally very good; clean and tight. Very rare. John Venning (1776–1858) was an English merchant, and a philanthropist interested in prison reform in Russia, where he was in business. He made reports and suggestions about the reform, which he submitted to the Russian government, meeting both Alexander I and Nicholas I. In addition to prison reforms, he worked for improvements in lunatic asylums. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Subject: History
Topic: Russia
Original/Facsimile: Original
Binding: Hardcover
Year Printed: 1862
Language: Japanese
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
