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Anne Gray. Introduction. Petr Herel: An
Exhibition of Artist Books at the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia. 1989. Pp.1
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Anne Gray. Introduction. Petr Herel: An
Exhibition of Artist Books at the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia. 1989. Pp.5
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Anne Gray. Introduction. Petr Herel: An
Exhibition of Artist Books at the National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia. 1989. Pp.5
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Grishin. âNew Directions in Contemporary Australian Printmaking.â Contemporary Australian Printmaking. Craftsman House. 1994. Pp 162.
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Grishin. 'New Directions in Contemporary Australian Printmaking.' Contemporary Australian Printmaking. Craftsman House. 1994. Pp 162.
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Grishin. 'New Directions in Contemporary Australian Printmaking.' Contemporary Australian Printmaking. Craftsman House. 1994. Pp 165
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