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Book, Symbol Sourcebook: An Authorative Guide to International Graphic Symbols, 1972

This is a Book. It was designed by Henry Dreyfuss and published by McGraw-Hill. It is dated 1972 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is bound volume with color illustrations. It is a part of the Archives department.

This object was donated by Henry Dreyfuss. It is credited Gift of Henry Dreyfuss.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (open): 17.8 × 36.8 × 29.2 cm (7 in. × 14 1/2 in. × 11 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Book, Symbol Sourcebook: An Authorative Guide to International Graphic Symbols, 1972; Designed by Henry Dreyfuss (American, 1904–1972); Published by McGraw-Hill; bound volume with color illustrations; H x W x D (open): 17.8 × 36.8 × 29.2 cm (7 in. × 14 1/2 in. × 11 1/2 in.); Gift of Henry Dreyfuss; 1972-88-1-34

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols.

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