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Allsop, Robert Owen
Public Baths and Wash-Houses
E & FN Spon: London, Spon & Chamberlin: New York 1894. Hard Cover. vi, [2], [1]-98, [2-adv],[1-32, publisher's advs]. 8 illustrations, plus 3 foldouts, complete per contents. An exlibrary binding copy with remnants of spine label, glazed cloth covers, bookplate on front pastedown, and remnants of pocket in rear. Several embossed stamps, including the foldout diagrams. Spine panel flapped with half of length detached and with loss at top (approx 3/4 inches). Spine cracked at title page. An expanded work based on articles published originally in the Building News. Designed as a practical treatise for those interested in creating public baths, including a section for the poor. Surprisingly scarce in the market with no copies available online as of this writing. Fair. [Book #17599] |