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An Alphabet

Publisher William Heinemann Ltd. British
1898 [1897]
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Object Information
  • Title: An Alphabet
  • Artist: William Nicholson (British, Newark-on-Trent 1872–1949 Berkshire)
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd. (London)
  • Date: 1898 [1897]
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs
  • Dimensions: 16 x 13 x 7/8 in. (40.7 x 33 x 2.2cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.90.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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