The Children Of The Poor

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi, 300 Pp + 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. A Worn But Solid Example Of An Important Book, Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City, Following His Earlier 1890 Book. Cloth With Light Wear, Fraying At Top Of Spine And Near Bottom Of Spine And Along 3/4" Of Front Spine Edge (Archivally Repaired), Fraying At Two Front Tips, Thin Vertical Strip Of Cloth Worn Or Torn Away Near Center Of Spine. Gilt Lettering Still Bright, Purple Lettering Strong. All Illustrations And Photographs Present, All Pages Solidly Attached, Binding And Hinges Are Solid. No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates. Slums, With The Accompanying Loss Of Life, And Genetic Dead Ends, Are The Natural By-Product Of The Urban Manifestation Of Feudal Capitalism, Which Is Essentially A Marriage Agency For Those With Connections; The Slums Take The Losers, The Clearest Proof That The Word "Culture" Has No Real Positive Meaning As A Social Characteristic, It Is Just A Word - With No Clear Definite Manifestation In Reality.