London B T Batsford 1902

xix +469pp illus with b/w plates and line illustrations. Red gilt lettered cloth. Cloth a little faded with ancient small damp mark causing some discolouration in one small area of boards. Massive study of planning and building schools. Includes fold out plates. The book chapter by chapter discusses all the considerations needed for building schools. Includes comparisons between approaches in the USA and Britain. Extensive bibliography at the front makes impressive reading on the period focus on school construction.