Animal, Vegetable and South Kensington: A Book of Nicolas Bentley's Pictures

Illustrated by Nicolas Clerihew Bentley British

Publisher Methuen & Co., Ltd. British

Printer Kimble & Bradford British

1940

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Title: Animal, Vegetable and South Kensington: A Book of Nicolas Bentley's Pictures
Artist: Illustrated by Nicolas Clerihew Bentley (British, London 1907–1978 Bath)
Publisher: Methuen & Co., Ltd. (London)
Printer: Kimble & Bradford (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1940
Medium: Illustrations: lithographs, photomechanical reproduction
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 9/16 x 3/8 in. (26 x 19.2 x 1 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of Helen W. D. Mileham, 1955
Object Number: 55.578.10
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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