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Commercial Art Vol 2, No 1, May 1924

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Content includes:
COMMERCIAL ART AND THE B.E.E.
H. M. BATEMAN
A COPYRIGHT ACTION
THE NEW ROYAL ARMS
THE TECHNIQUE OF LAY-OUT
COMMERCIAL ART IN PRACTICE
OFFICES: PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT
SOME PRINCIPLES OF LETTERING
PHOTO-ENGRAVING
SPEED OF PRODUCTION IN OFF-SET PRINTING
VISITING CARDS (PART I)

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Alfred John Nunney
  • Year: 1924
  • Size: 218mm x 301mm

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Commercial Art Vol 2, No 1, May 1924. Cover illustration by Alfred John Nunney
Commercial Art Vol 2, No 1, May 1924. Cover illustration by Alfred John Nunney
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