Johnston, Public Charity in France, 1829

A General, Medical, and Statistical History of the Present Condition of Public Charity in France; comprising a detailed account of all establishments destined for the sick, the aged, and the infirm, for children and for lunatics; with a view of the extend of pauperism and mendicity, and the means now adopted for their relief and repression. By David Johnston, M. D. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, &c. Author of “ A General View of the present System of Public Education in France,” &c. Edinburgh: Published by Oliver & Boyd, Tweeddale-Court; and Simpkin & Marshall, London. 1829. 
 
Octavo in 20th century green cloth with gold text on spine. Red speckled page edges. A clean, bright, and tight copy. 605 pages.