Primary School Headmaster Anonymous (1 results)

Fascinating hand-written Demy 8vo hardback. Original half-leather boards worn and spine tape-strengthened. 297pps. Marbled endpapers. Some interesting entries include ;- "May 7th 1886 - Average for the week 135. A large number of children have been absent all week while many others have been very irregular . A few only being absent through sickness." - "April 28th 1893 - Measles still very prevalent. Quite as many children still absent all week. Average very poor indeed," "12th November 1901 - Very wet morning a large number of children absent. Afternoon still wet and above half the children absent. Many of those who returned to school were wet through. After consulting with the Vicar and Miss Williams it was decided to close for the afternoon.".