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Art and industry : as represented in the exhibition at the Crystal Palace, New York--1853-4 : showing the progress and state of the various useful and esthetic pursuits

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    The Exhibition of Art-Industry in Dublin, 1853

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    The Crystal Palace Exhibition : illustrated catalogue : London 1851 : an unabridged republication of the Art-journal special issue

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