Upstairs and Downstairs

by Ryerson Johnson, Lisl Weil (Illustrator)

A book about the various devices for moving from one level to another: ramps, elevators, gangplanks and stairs.

Library Binding

First published January 1, 1962

Reviews

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Neither the illustrations nor the text is noteworthy. Art is cartoon-like and amateurish, in the Leonard Kessler vein. There is not much educational content - it would be nice to know more about early uses of stairs in history, even about trivia like how high steps are made generally, the longest staircase, etc.