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Dreams

Author Olive Schreiner South African
Illustrator Carlos Schwabe German
Publisher Ernest Flammarion French
1912
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dreams
  • Author: Olive Schreiner (South African, 1855–1920)
  • Illustrator: Carlos Schwabe (German, Altona 1866–1927 Paris, (active Switzerland and France from 1884))
  • Publisher: Ernest Flammarion (French, 1846–1936) Paris
  • Date: 1912
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 13/16 in. (29.2 x 22.5 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, by exchange, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.596
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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