Survey of London. Monograph 17 County Hall / general editor, Hermione Hobhouse

1991, 1st edition. London : Published for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England [by] Athlone Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #389212

Physical description; 151 pp., 48 pages of plates : illustrations (1 color), plans ; 29 cm. Contents; The London county council and the need for a new county hall; the county hall site; the choice of an architect and a design; the final design; building of county hall - the first phase; decorative work at county hall; county hall architectural description; works of art at county hall; the completion of county hall; the council offices; the county hall 1945-1986; the future of county hall. Subjects; Knott, Ralph 1878-1929 Criticism and interpretation. Greater London Council. Eclecticism in architecture.

Price: €30.00

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