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Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1927

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hermelin
  • Year: 1927
  • Client/Publisher: Professor H.K. Frenzel [Editor]
  • Size: 235mm x 310mm

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1927. Cover design by Hermelin
Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1927. Cover design by Hermelin
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