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Victoria and Albert Museum, Picture Books

Description

Published by Waterloo & Sons Limited, London; each booklet approximately 20 pages. Titles are A Picture Book of 15th Wrought–Iron Work, March 1926; A Picture Book of Bookbindings, May 1927; and A Picture Book of 15th Century Italian Book Illustrations, November 1927.

Type
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Date
1926-1927
Call number
archYoch
Creator
Yoch, Florence(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of James J. Yoch and Nancy Yoch, 2015.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Objects (boxes 42-45) do not circulate. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
Associated people
Aplin, William, (1938-2018,)
Bashford, Katherine, (1938-2018,)
Clark, E. Harrison,
Clarke, William M.,
Council, Lucile,
Dapprich, Fred R.,
Haight, George D.,
Hiller,
Yoch, Florence,
Yoch, James J.,
Yoch, James J.,
Associated organizations
George D. Haight Architectural Photographers,
Hiller Studios,
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