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Edgar Mansfield
NZ sculptor (1907-1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Frank Edgar Mansfield OBE (11 February 1907 − 10 August 1996) was a New Zealand bookbinder and sculptor, who has been described as the "main inspiration behind modern British bookbinding".[1][2]
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