Press photographs of early twentieth century artists and sculptors. ca. 1920-ca. 1939.

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Press photographs of early twentieth century artists and sculptors. ca. 1920-ca. 1939.

Shown are mainly British and American artists, predominantly sculptors. Many of the artists are shown with a work in progress, sometimes also with the sitter of a portrait. Some images are of European artists who were working in New York or London. The artist, subject of the work shown, and other information is included in typescript notes attached to the photographs' versos. The majority of these artists, although acclaimed in their time, are not well known today. Among the executing companies are Keystone View Co.; Wide World Photos; Fox Photos; International News Photos, Inc. and International Illustrations.

242 photographic prints : silver gelatin ; 26 x 21 or smaller.

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Hoffman, Malvina, 1887-1966

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American sculptor and writer who studied with Auguste Rodin in the second decade of the 20th century. From the description of Malvina Hoffman papers, 1897-1984. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78086370 American sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, "Easter" [n.y.], to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666321 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Mr....

Gill, Eric, 1882-1940

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English sculptor and engraver. Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, best known as Eric Gill, was born in Brighton, Sussex on February 22, 1882 to minister Arthur Tidman Gill and light-opera singer (Cicely) Rose King. They moved to Chichester in 1897, where Gill studied at the Chichester Technical and Art School (1897-1900). In 1900, Gill moved to London to study architecture under William Douglas Caröe, taking classes in practical masonry at Westminster Institute and in lettering and illumination at the Ce...

Keystone view company

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Boxed set of 75 stereoscopic views, World War I scenes with lengthy captions, part of the Stereographic Library issued by the Keystone View Co., ca. 1914-1918. Includes images of battlefields and trenches, armaments, cavalry, buildings, hospitals and cemeteries, dirigible, German prisoners, and Treaty of Versailles. Mainly images from France, but also Belgium, Germany, Turkey (Gallopoli), London, training in the U.S., ships at sea, and one view of submarines, battleships, and torpedo boats in Sa...

Piccirilli, Attilio, 1866-1945

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Wade, George Edward.

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Anderson, Abraham Archibald.

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Réal del Sarte, Maxime 1888-1954

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French sculptor. From the description of Photogravure reproduction, [19--]. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 122385483 ...

Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953

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Sculptors; Westport, Connecticut. From the description of James Earle and Laura Gardin Fraser papers, 1913-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355085 James Earle Fraser was born on November 4, 1876, in Winona, Minnesota, the son of Thomas A. and Cora West Fraser. His father was a railroad engineer and contractor, and when James was less than a year old the family moved to the Dakota territory, where a railroad was pushing westward. During his childhood on th...

Dallin, Cyrus E. (Cyrus Edwin), 1861-1944

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American sculptor. From the description of Letter, 1929 May 11, Arlington Heights, Mass., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184907322 Sculptor; Arlington Heights, Massachusetts. From the description of Cyrus Edwin Dallin papers, 1883-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122647980 Cyrus E. Dallin (1861-1944) was an American sculptor and teacher. He was an important figure an American sculpture and taught for more than forty ...

Ward, Charlotte, 1946-....

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Montana, Pietro, 1890-1978

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Painter and sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Pietro Montana papers, 1910-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515477 ...

Cox McCormick, Nancy.

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Lambert, Maurice, 1901-1964

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Brindesi, Olympio.

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Frismuth, Harriet W.

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Tagore, Rabîndranâth, 1861-1941

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Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta on 6 May 1861. After his marriage in 1883, Tagore managed the family estates at Shileida, where he wrote many of his works. In 1901 he founded a school at Santiniketan, Bopur, Bengal, which later became the international institution, Visva-Bharati. In 1912 he visited England and translated some of his works into English. He also made visits to countries in Europe, Asia and North and South America. In 1913 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. At the...

Press Illustrating Service (New York, N.Y.)

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Keck, Charles E. (Charles Everett), 1896-1982

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Liebermann, Max, 1847-1935

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German painter and graphic artist. From the description of Letter : Berlin, to Otto Deneke, Gottingen, 1923 Jan 1. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80343295 German artist. From the description of Autograph postal card signed : Wannsee, to Julius Freund, 1930 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871326 Max Liebermann was born in Berlin in 1847. He first studied law and philosophy, but later turned to painting and drawing. He studied a...

Sims, Charles

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Segura, Juan José Antonio

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Wolseley, Garnet Ruskin.

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Zeitlin, Alexander.

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Parlay Brochfeld, Vilma von, princess Elisabeth Lwow von.

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Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952

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Painter, sculptor, illustrator; New York, N.Y. and Ohio. From the description of Howard Chandler Christy letters, 1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545978 Howard Chandler Christy was a noted American illustrator and painter. From the description of Howard Chandler Christy Papers, 1873-2001. (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 71520652 American artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chester, N.J., to Helen F. Levy...

Bilotti, Salvatore F., 1879-1953

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Östberg, Ragnar, 1866-1945

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Zolnay, George Julian, 1862 or 1863-1949

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Sculptor and teacher; New York, N.Y., St. Louis, Mo. and Washington, D.C. Born in Hungary, he came to the United States in 1892. Taught at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. From the description of George Julian Zolnay papers, 1899-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77723492 ...

International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)

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Davidson, Jo

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American sculptor. From the description of Letter : Paris, to William O. Inglis, New York, 1926 April 1. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 316061200 Jo Davidson was an American sculptor who made images of some of the most notable figures of his day. Born in New York City, he studied at the Art Students League and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He became well-known for his portrait busts, which combine artistic sensibility with psychological insight. Among his subj...

Beach, Chester, 1881-1956

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Abbate, Paolo Salvatore.

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Friedlander, Leo, 1888-1966

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Pilichowski, Leopold, 1869-1933

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Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936

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Sculptor and lecturer. From the description of Letters, 1910-1929. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233120960 Sculptor; Illinois. Born in Elmwood, Ill. From the description of Lorado Taft papers, 1882-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454444 ...

Central Press Photograph (London)

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Wide World Photos, Inc.

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MacLeary, Bonnie.

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Vogel, Hugo, 1855-1934

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Bourdelle, Émile Antoine, 1861-1929.

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French sculptor and painter. From the description of Letters, 1900-1929. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79598346 French sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Prague, to an unidentified correspondent, 1909 Mar. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527225 ...

Trubet︠s︡koĭ, Pavel Petrovich, kni︠a︡zʹ, 1866-1938

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Simons, Amory Coffin.

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Martino, Michele.

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Lavery, John, 1856-1941

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John Lavery was born in Ireland and moved to Scotland as a child following the death of his parents. He was educated at the Haldane Academy in Glasgow, at Heatherley's School of Art in London, then at the Académie Julian in Paris (in 1881). Influenced by the plein-air style of Jules Bastien-Lepage, Lavery returned to Glasgow in 1885 and became a leading member of the Glasgow Boys (a group committed to naturalism in painting). His commission to paint Queen Victoria's visit to Glasgow in 1888 esta...

Dunbar, Ulric.

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Utzon-Frank, Einar, 1888-1955

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MacMillan, William

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Laszlo de Lombos, Philip Alexius de.

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Paramino, John F.

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Pollock, Courtenay.

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WOODRUFF, JOHN KELLOGG

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Adams, Bernard, 1939-....

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Borst, George H.

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Garthwaite, Josette.

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Stabler, Phoebe.

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Nevinson, C.R.W. (Christopher Richard Wynne), 1889-1946

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Kalisch, Max

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Zichy, Erika Yull.

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Jones, Marion, 1975-

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Maurer, Louis, 1832-1932

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Louis Maurer was a German born lithographer and painter who spent much of his life in New York City. Born in 1832, he studied art as a boy in Mayence (Mentz), Germany. He emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1851 and found work with the publishing firm of T.W. Strong. He also worked for Currier & Ives for eight years before moving to Major and Knapp sometime around 1860-1861. From 1872-1884, Maurer headed the firm of Maurer and Heppenheimer. After his retirement, he continued t...

Nerman, Einar, 1888-

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Landowski, Paul Maximilien, 1875-1961

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Roslyn, Frederick Louis.

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Thomas, Cecil.

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International Illustrations (London)

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Moses, Carl C.

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Fraser, Laura Gardin, 1889-1966

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Stea, Cesare.

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Epstein, Jacob, 1880-1959

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Jacob Epstein was born on 10 November 1880 in New York. While working in a bronze foundry, he studied sculptural modelling at evening classes. In 1902, he went to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian. He moved to London in 1905, where he settled permanently, becoming a British subject in 1911. Among his major works is a figure of Christ in bronze, made during the First World War, which was bought by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Epstein was knighted in 1954 and died in Lon...

Coppini, Pompeo

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Higgins, Eugene, 1874-1958

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Painter and etcher; New York City and Lyme, Connecticut. From the description of Eugene Higgins certificate, 1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565566 ...

Waters, George F.

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Employed by Laura Keene at her theatre in New York City. From the description of Account book, 1857-1858. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58670933 ...

Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930

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Sculptor, author, and poet; Saratoga, N.Y. From the description of William Ordway Partridge papers, 1887-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404180 William Ordway Partridge was a sculptor and member of the Society of American Sculptors. From the description of William Ordway Partridge letter, 1905 Dec. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316809 Born in Paris, France, Partridge attended Columbia University and studied in Europe. He lectured at Colum...

McKenzie, R. Tait (Robert Tait), 1867-1938

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R. Tait McKenzie, physician, physical therapist, physical educator, and sculptor served the University of Pennsylvania as its first Professor of Physical Education, 1904-1929. Born in 1867, McKenzie spent his youth in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. He entered McGill University at the age of eighteen earning both his undergraduate degree and his M.D. degree (1892). His childhood friend, James Naismith, encouraged McKenzie to pursue interests in physical training, and McKenzie ...

Watt, Fiddes Georges.

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Meštrović, Ivan, 1883-1962

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Croatian sculptor and faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, 1954-1962. From the description of Papers, 1924-1962. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25469779 ...

Dosque, P. T. Raoul.

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Holiday, Henry, 1839-1927

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English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hampstead, to Prof. Knight, 1889 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468498 ...

Jack, Richard

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Salisbury, Frank O. (Frank Owen), 1874-1962

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Portrait painter. From the description of Frank O. Salisbury papers, 1935 and [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571122 ...

Baker, Bryant, 1881-1970

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Sculptor. From the description of Bryant Baker papers, 1916-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122556995 Percy Bryant Baker (1881-1970) was a British-born American sculptor, best known for his bronze monument "Pioneer Woman" in Ponca City, Oklahoma. He came to the United States in 1915 and served in the Medical Corps during World War I, where he was engaged in creating prosthetics for soldiers. He became an American citizen in 1923. From the guide to the Bryant...

Aitken, Robert, sutler

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Sutler with 7th Infantry, New Jersey Volunteers during the Civil War. From the description of Papers, 1861-1862. (Rutgers University). WorldCat record id: 28374961 ...

Lever, Hayley, 1875-1958

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Richardson, Mary Curtis, 1848-1931

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Painter, of San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Childhood reminiscences of Mary Curtis Richardson, April 9, 1848-Nov. 1, 1931 : TD, 1922-1931. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122583402 From the description of Papers, 1896-1931. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28419873 ...

Photopress (London)

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Ladd, Anna Coleman, 1878-1939

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Portrait and architectural sculptor; Boston, Mass. Born Anna Coleman Watts in Philiadelphia, Pa. Raised in Paris and lived and studied in Rome for twelve years. Founded the Studio for Portrait Masks in the American Red Cross in Paris during WWI, where she collaborated with surgeons to fit disfigured soldiers with sculpted faces. From the description of Anna Coleman Ladd papers, ca. 1881-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84401699 Born ...

Kilenyi, Julio, 1886-1959

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Sterne, Maurice, 1878-1957

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Maurice Sterne, Russian-born artist and sculptor, was noted for his series of paintings on Bali and was commissioned to execute a series of large murals for the Justice Department Building in Washington. From the description of Maurice Sterne papers, 1912-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702133024 Sterne recalls having spent evenings with Werfel in Venice in 1923. From the description of Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1940. (University of Pennsylvania Librar...

Munnings, Alfred J. (Alfred James), Sir, 1878-1959

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Epithet: KCVO, PRA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000124 English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1947 Jul. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612995 ...

Toft, Albert, 1862-

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Murray, David, Sir.

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Sambugnak, Alexandre.

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Fox Photos (London)

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Murmann, József Árpád.

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Collier, John, 1850-1934

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English painter. From the description of Letters, ca. 1883-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81478117 Epithet: painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x000081 ...

Major, Henry.

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Speed, Harold, 1873-

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Orpen, William, Sir, 1878-1931

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Sir William Orpen, born in Dublin, Ireland, was a portrait painter. He resided in Ireland and England and was friend of W.B. Yeats. Orpen studied at the Metropolitan School of Art (Dublin) and Slade School, and became an official artist in World War I. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. From the description of Sir William Orpen collection. [ca1901-1920]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 651603423 ...

Eves, Reginald Grenville.

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