9780714867021: Émigrés
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| SKU | 9780714867021 |
|---|---|
| Title | Émigrés |
| Author Description | Anna Nyburg |
| Uri | store/general-non-fiction/emigres-9780714867021/ |
| Web Author Description | Anna Nyburg wrote her PhD thesis on German and Austrian refugee art publishers in Britain between the wars for the University of London. She is presently the Humanities Erasmus Coordinator, Centre for Co-curricular Studies, at Imperial College, London. |
| webLongDescription | A fascinating look at the impact on the British illustrated publishing industry of émigrés from Germany and Austria in the first half of the twentieth century, looking in particular at the art publishing houses of Phaidon Press and Thames & Hudson. |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Size | Size: 234 x 150 mm (9 1/4 x 5 7/8 in) |
| Pages | Pages: 288 |
| Illustrations | 20 |
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