Twenty Years At Hull House by Addams, Jane - 1991

Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1991. Collector's Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Norah Hamilton. An Easton Press Collector's Edition. Autobiographical notes by Jane Addams. Introduction by Patricia Ann Palmieri. Illustrations throughout by Norah Hamilton. List of plates. List of illustrations. Hull House was a settlement house founded in Chicago in 1889. Open to European immigrants recently arrived. It grew in scope locally, and over time became the model for future settlements. Lush, full leather, raised bands, gilt titling and tooling, gilt page edges. Satin endpapers and pastedowns. This copy appears unread. Binding is tight and boxed. Leather fresh and fragrant. All gilt, lettering, tooling, page edges still bright shiny and unflecked. Internally, no markings. Gift or collection quality. Now preserved in an acid-free archival bag.