The First Proofs of the Universal Catalogue of Books on Art: Compiled for the Use of the National Art Library and the Schools of Art in the United Kingdom

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Chapman and Hall, 1870 - Art - 4 pages

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Page 158 - A Dictionary of Science, Literature, and Art : Comprising the History, Description, and Scientific Principles of every Branch of Human Knowledge ; with the Derivation and Definition of all the Terms in General Use. Edited by WT BRANDE, FRSL and E.
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Page 50 - Dentelles, les blondes, les tulles et les broderies, fait à la Commission Française du Jury International de l'Exposition Universelle de Londres, par M.
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