Language: English
Published by Department of Correction, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1937
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 74 page trade catalog of prison-made goods for sale to the public institutions of Massachusetts. 16 page price list laid in along with several blank order forms. Catalogue is nicely designed with photographs of the items and descriptions. Items include: Beds and bedding items, clothing, flags, furniture, office equipment, reed work, aluminum and iron ware, shoes, underware, and signs. The catalogue is presented in a 2 hole folder with metal clasps. The folder front cover is soiled and stained. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. An unusual trade catalogue.
Language: English
Published by Department of Correction, Commomwealth of Massachusetts, 1934
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 72 page trade catalog of prison-made goods for sale to the institutions of Massachusetts. Twelve page price list laid in. A nice catalog with photographs of the items and descriptions with vital information. Bedding, sheets and blankets, clothing, hospital supplies, shoes, iron ware, and highway signs. Binding is a two hole folder with metal binding clasps. Unmarked, tight and clean. An unusual trade catalogue.
Published by Department of Correction of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1929
Seller: W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 10 3/4 inches. 52 pp., containing numerous in-text photographic illustrations. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Wrappers miildly worn and toned, upper-outer corner bumped, else near fine. A 1929 illustrated catalog of goods manufactured by prisoners in Massachusetts for use in public institutions. The catalog opens with a printing of General Laws Chapter 127, Sections 53-60. Section 53 states, "The Commissioner shall, so far as possible, cause such articles and materials as are used in the offices, departments or institutions of the commonwealth and of the several counties, cities and towns to be produced by the labor of prisoners in the institutions named in section fifty-one." The articles and materials listed range from hosiery to children's cribs to manhole covers.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1921 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 94 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 94.