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Modern Print, Vol 1. No.6, Alabaster, Passmore & Sons, c. 1940s

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Modern Print was a British trade magazine focused on modern printing, typography, layout, and reproduction, bridging graphic design with print production and technology.

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Modern Print, Vol 1. No.6, Alabaster, Passmore & Sons, c. 1940s
Modern Print, Vol 1. No.6, Alabaster, Passmore & Sons, c. 1940s

 

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