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Published by University of Illinois Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0252070445ISBN 13: 9780252070440
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Used - Very Good. 2001. Paperback. Very Good.
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Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1926
Seller: Biblioceros Books, Warrenville, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Port Frontispiece, photographs (illustrator). First edition. Blue cloth, gilt title on backstrip, 7.5"x5", 226pp. Text clean & bright.
Published by Macmillan, New York, 1926
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. ".everything that has been accomplished has been through the mutual efforts of a remarkable group of women who have been my contemporaries in Chicago." 226 pages. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine,; 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 ".
Published by University of Illinois Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 025202723XISBN 13: 9780252027239
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.81.
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Published by University of Illinois Press, 2002
Seller: RPL Library Store, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. GOOD/WITH NO JACKET, 226 pp. Text clean with usual library treatments; contains a few b/w illustrations and shows little sign of use. A reprint of the original 1926 edition. Purple cloth boards. Binding stitched and tight.
Hardcover. viii+226p., cloth boards bumped at spine and lower corners, no dj, else very good, illus., first edition. Bowen worked closely with Jane Addams at Hull House; she also authored "Safeguards for City Youth at Work and at Play".
Published by Macmillan, New York, 1926
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. photos (illustrator). First edition. 12mo, 226 pages, dark blue cloth, flyleaf spotted, covers spotted. Memoirs and commentary by the Treasurer of Hull-House Assoc., who became its president after Jane Addams died. Mrs. Bowen was also active with United Charities, the Juvenile Protective Association, hospitals, the Woman's City Club, the woman suffrage movement, and the cause of good government. Illustrated from photographs.
Published by The MacMillan Co, NY, 1926
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Autobiography of Louise deKoven Bowen who was a philanthropist, social reformer, and suffragist who was part of a generation of powerful women who affected the nation. She was the major benefactor of Hull-House, a vital link among many civic and social organizations in Chicago, and an effective leader of many organizations working towards child welfare and reform. Stamped "duplicate Jan 12 1940 NYSL" on the pastedown. Book.
Published by The MacMillan Company, 1926
Seller: MyLibraryMarket, Waynesville, OH, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***please read*** Light shelf wear - A bookplate on front pastedown and pencil notes on flyleaf - No DJ - no marks on text - 226 pages - my shelf location -32-b-27.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition, Published March, 1926. Hardcover, Blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Previous owners sticker on flyleaf. Cracked spine. Tanning on page edges. Large square of tanning on inside cover and between two pages. All pages are clean and unmarked. Good copy.
Published by Hassell Street Press 9/9/2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1014439183ISBN 13: 9781014439185
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Growing up With a City 0.82. Book.
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Published by The Macmillan Company
Seller: WeBuyBooks 2, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good hardcover ex-library first edition without dustjacket. Slight crushing to spine ends. Usual stamps and stickers, otherwise contents are clean and unmarked.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC 3/17/2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1258244837ISBN 13: 9781258244835
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Growing Up with a City 0.76. Book.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 268 Language: English Pages: 268.
Published by Macmillan & Co., New York, 1926
Seller: NorWest Books (UK), Minehead, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Viii + [Vi] + 226 Pages, Plus Plates As Called-For. A Soundly Bound Book, Signed & Dedication By L D K Bowen, 1939, On Endpaper. Several Related Newspaper Clippings Taped In. Also, Slipped-In, A Folded 6-Page Leaflet "Juvenile Protection Association Of Chicago" And 3 Blank Letterhead Sheets For The Same Organisation . Not Ex Library. The Book Has Some Cover-Wear, And Some Foxing But Overall Just About "Good". Signed by Author(s).
Published by THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY, 1926
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD CONDITION, PRICE CLIPPED. First Edition. A PREVIOUS BOOK OWNER'S SIGNATURE IS ON THE FIRST FREE END PAGE. THE DUST JACKET IS PRICE CLIPPED. THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL BOOK IS A SECOND PRINTING, ONE MONTH AFTER THE FIRST PRINTING. THE AUTHOR WAS A WEALTHY CHICAGO ACTIVIST AND FOUNDER OF SEVERAL WOMEN'S GROUPS, SOCIAL CLUBS AND ACTIVIST GROUPS. HER MOTHER WAS BORN IN FORT DEARBORN AND HER FATHER WAS A WEALTHY BANKER. THE FIRST 20% OF THE BOOK IS ABOUT HER CHILDGOOD AND YOUTH IN EARLY CHICAGO INCLUDING THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871. THE AUTHOR VIVIDLY PORTRAYS THE MORES AND CULTURE OF THE WEALTHY IN 19 TH AND EARLY 20 TH CENTURY CHICAGO. MRS. BOWEN BECAME A MAJOR ACTIVIST AGAINST THE ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN IN WORKSHOPS, 12 HOUR WORK DAYS, AND THEIR IMMPLORABLY SQUALID LIVING CONDITIONS, AND POOR HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY FOR ITS IRISH, POLISH AND ITALIAN IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS. AND, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE SOLICITATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTHS FOR PROSTITUTION. SHE BECAME A MAJOR FORCE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF HULL HOUSE ALONG WITH HER CLOSE FRIEND, JANE ADDAMS. HER ACTIVISM ACCOMPLISHED A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT LEGAL, JUDICIAL AND HEALTH REFORMS WHILE OFTEN PROVIDING THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WORTHWHILE CAUSES AT HULL HOUSE. WHEN OLDER, SHE BECAME AN ACTYIVIST IN THE SUFFRAGIST MOVEMENT AND SHE CREATED MANY CITY AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND WAS SELECTED TO LEAD NUMEROUS COMMISSIONS FOR REFORM NOT ONLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BUT NATIONALLY AS WELL. SHE BECAME A CLOSE CONFIDENT OF SEVERAL PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ASSISTED IN HER WORTHWHILE REFORMS OF THE POLITICAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS, THE WORKING CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN. THE BOOK IS A REVELATION OF THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN, AND THE WEALTHY AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURYS. MANY OF THE INCIDENTS OF THAT INEQUALITY ARE PORTRAYED IN THIS BOOK ABOUT A WOMAN'S TRULY AMAZING SOCIAL ACTIVIST CAREER AND LIFE.
Published by Macmillan, 1926
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Near fine in custom Mylar jacket. Out of print. Binding is cloth. Signed.
Published by Hassell Street Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1013820940ISBN 13: 9781013820946
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1926
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Plates (illustrator). 1st Edition. X, 226 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing With 1926 Date On Title Page. Reminiscences Of Chicago And Her Social Work There. Inscribed By Author To "Gertrude A. (Nine?)" And Dated Easter 1926. "We Will Never Have A Real Democracy In This Country- That Democracy Of Which We Caught Just A Glimpse During The War When We Were Brought Together By A Common Danger And A Common Sympathy- Until We Once More Continuously Work Together For The Good Of Our Community-Until We Learn To Reverence, Not The Aristocracy Of Wealth And Position, But The Aristocracy Of Service- Until We Can Assure To Every Citizen Of This Great Republic Equal Opportunities For Health, For Education, For Work, For Decent Living, For Love, And For Happiness." [Pp 200-201]. Inscribed by Author(s).