1778 Beccaria Crimes and Punishment TORTURE Death Penalty Law Thomas Jefferson

1778 Beccaria Crimes and Punishment TORTURE Death Penalty Law Thomas Jefferson

Cesare Beccaria was an 18^th-century Italian jurist known for his studies in criminology at the height of the Age of Enlightenment. His best and most important book was ‘On Crimes and Punishment’ – one of the foundational books in criminology. Beccaria discusses the use of torture as a means of gaining information, and the death penalty in punishments for crimes, arguing strongly against both.

Beccaria’s ‘Crimes and Punishments’ was widely read throughout the western world and would become a favorite of both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. This 1778 English edition contains a curious commentary which, according to the title page, is attributed to Voltaire.

Item number: #18702

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BECCARIA, Cesare

An essay on crimes and punishments. Tr. from the Italian.

Edinburgh, Bell & Murray, for W. Gordon and W. Creech, 1778.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • ix, 191, [1]
• References: Wing K 733
• Provenance: Handwritten – Joseph Andrews, 1817
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~7in X 4.25in (18cm x 11cm)

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