ALS. To “Maitre” (Master).
Tuesday 21 Dec 1905. 1 p. Item #18994
A cover letter from Lombroso, who is sending a new edition of his book Le crime. Causes et remèdes (first published in 1899).
Allow me to remember the beautiful moments we spent together. I am sending you the new edition of my book Crime: a book against crime and a little against my opponents who have claimed that I forgot the economic and social causes of crime, causes that very much preoccupy me. My sincere regards to your dear wife and you George. Signed to your name that I send the book.
One of Lombroso’s rarest works, in Le crime he presents his theory of socio-economic factors as a cause of crime. The work is said to be the “ideologically expanded version” of his greatest book, L'Uomo delinquente. It focuses on the etiology of crime, using statistics as well as his own medical research to trace the origins of the criminal mind to factors such as geography and climate, race, economics, religion, and ages of parents. An entire section is devoted to the effects of heredity, including family histories of psychiatric problems, epilepsy and alcoholism. The illustrations depict comparisons of “normal” man to varying degrees of “criminal” types. Statistical charts contain every known and unknown fact that might touch on a criminal's background, and the appendix outlines the progress of anthropology and sociology in the criminal justice system up to the time.
Lombroso letters are quite rare on the market.
Price: $650.00