Stamp, Gavin — Alexander "Greek" Thomson

Laurence King Publishing First edition, first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Laurence King Publishing, 1999. Folio, 9 3/4" x 11 1/4", 176pp.,210 illustrations, 145 in color. Black cloth with silver titles. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Alexander "Greek" Thomson (1817-75) who lived and worked in Glasgow and was in practice there from 1849 produced a distintive modern architecture based on a fundamentalist classicism that earned him the nickname "Greek". This book offers a visual guide to Thomson's work, featuring both archive photographs of buildings now demolished, drawings and Phil Sayer's specially commissioned photographs of extant works. An introductory biographical essay is followed by sections focusing on each of the main building types - churches, commercial buildings, terraces and tenemants, and villas - each introduced by a short essay. Thomson's decorative designs and furniture are also discussed. Fine Near Fine 1st Edition 1st Printing London Folio 176