The Social Evil in Chicago: A Study of Existing Conditions with Recommendations

399 pages. Fourth edition. Green cloth covers with faded lettering to spine. Library call numbers at base of spine. Book plate of Rittenhouse Club on front pastedown. Poor paper, browning with first few pages loose and cracked at hinges. Binding tight. Scarce work on prostitution in Chicago detailing the extent of the problem, its causes and proposals for control and management. Very detailed. Book was distributed by the American Vigilance Association whose purpose "shall be to suppress and prevent commercialized vice, and to promote the highest standard of public and private morals." A pamphlet from the Association is enclosed. Pages are fragile but book is complete.