New York. Harper and Brothers 1877

211pp illustrated with b/w plates. Elaborately decorated cloth. A little shelf worn else very good. Bookplate of Geo C Nightingale on front paste down and ownership name on title page in pen. Looks at art education in the broadest sense and surveys approaches taken in Europe and in the USA as a basis for advocating better quality design education in the USA covering all aspects of instruction across disciplines informing industry, applied art, design and craftsmanship.