Das Buchgewerbe, Industrial Union for Graphic Arts, Leipzig, 1947

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The book industry. Trade magazine for the entire graphic arts industry and its supply industries. Leipzig, Industrial Union for Graphic Arts, 1947.
12 booklets in one volume. Booklet 1 with 3 mounted original paste paper patterns.

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