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by Francis Meynell

Series:Britain in Pictures (95)

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It was sure to come. After photographers, the clubs, the insects - ENGLISH PRINTED BOOKS. Sir Francis Meynell's contibution to the inexhaustible series is a lively and very personal essay in which readers of ALPHABET AND IMAGE will naturally look out for the influences which contributed towards the success of Sir Francis' own venture in bookmaking. ... [T]he ground, on the whole, is well show more covered and the choice of illustrations commendably fresh. show less

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Britain in Pictures

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Original publication date: 1946
Original language: English

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Genres: Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 686.2 — Applied science & technology Manufacture for specific uses Printing and related activities Printing
LCC: Z151 .M5 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources Book industries and trade History

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Series:Britain in Pictures (95)

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