HILL (OCTAVIA) Employment or Alms-Giving. Being an account of the plan of relief now adopted in ...

HILL (OCTAVIA) Employment or Alms-Giving. Being an account of the plan of relief now adopted in a district of Marylebone, J. Martin, 1871; Further Account of the Walmer Street Industrial Experiment, George Pulman, 1872; Letter[s] accompanying the account of donations received for work amongst the poor during 1872 [-1874, 1876], handwritten note in the hand of Octavia Hill on the lower margin of p. 9 of the 1876 letter, various printers (including J. Martin and Waterlow and Sons), [1872-74, 1876]; Letter[s] to My Fellow-Workers, to which is added the the account of donations received for work amongst the poor during 1875, 1877[-1900], title of 1879 letter loose, 1877 letter with no 'Accounts', handwritten note in the hand of Octavia Hill on title of 1880 letter ('For Private Circulation Only'), additional one page letter commemorating the life of John Ruskin bound in before the 1900 letter, various printers (including House-Boy Brigade Printers and Waterlow and Sons), 1875, 1877-1900, 30 works in 1 vol., ink inscriptions on first flyleaves, first few leaves loose, light spotting, rebound in modern blue cloth, gilt title on spine, spine block detached from binding (remnants of earlier spine visible), 8vo Footnotes: PRESENTATION COPIES of Octavia Hill's Letters to Fellow Workers between 1872 and 1900, bound together. Also included in the volume are the two accounts of the Walmer Street Industrial Experiment. A number of letters are inscribed in Octavia's hand to her sister Gertrude Lewes (who married Charles Lewes, stepson of George Eliot, in 1875). Octavia Hill (1838-1912), a pioneering social reformer, dedicated her life to improving the living conditions of the urban poor through housing reform and social work. Hill founded the National Trust in 1895, preserving green spaces and historic sites for the public. Her advocacy for affordable housing led to the establishment of the first model dwellings in London. Hill's holistic approach to social reform, emphasizing the importance of access to nature and community, continues to influence urban planning and social welfare initiatives today. Provenance: Gertrude Lewes, ink inscriptions bearing her name on most title-pages, 'Gertrude Lewes from her sister Octavia', on two titles, 'with Octavia's love', on one title; Geraldine Pollock Wood (daughter of Sir Frederick Pollock, third baronet 1845-1937), ink inscription dated February 1923 on first fly-leaf. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing