In Darkest England and The Way Out

A smart copy of this work setting the foundation for the Salvation Army's modern social welfare approach. With a folding colour frontispiece. A detailed study in which Booth proposes a number of social reforms to improve the living conditions of the poor in Victorian England. Booth envisioned the creation of "City Colonies", "Farm Colonies" and "Over-Sea Colonies", each being "self-helping and self-sustaining communities" which would provide food, work, and shelter for the needy. The models outlined in this text set the foundation for the Salvation Army's modern social welfare approach. Written by William Booth, an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General. Dated from the British Library, advertisements, and contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Publishers advertisements to the rear. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper with bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Good. …