Color schemes for the home and model interiors (1922) (14762446284)

Identifier: cu31924020510990 (find matches)
Title: Color schemes for the home and model interiors
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Frohne, Henry W Jackson, Alice Fanny, 1877- Jackson, Bettina, 1880-
Subjects: Interior decoration
Publisher: Philadelphia, and London, J. B. Lippincott company Grand Rapids, The Dean-Hicks company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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