Author: ROBSON Edward Robert
Title: School Architecture: being Practical Remarks on the planning, designing, building, and furnishing of school-houses.
Description: London, John Murray, 1874. Frontis, xxiv, 440pp inc 306 engraved illustrations (plans, elevations, views). Cloth, leather spine, top edge gilt, 23x16. Spine rubbed at bottom and along edges, Victorian library label inside front cover and stamp reverse of frontis, good copy. The original edition of this key school architecture book. The enlightened author was Architect to the School Board for London and designed many new educational buildings in the metropolis. After giving many examples of good practice from abroad. Robson goes into requirements of new schools in details. An historic work, with lovely bright illustrations.

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