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Book Title: DFW Deco : Modernistic Architecture of North Texas
Item Length: 10in
Item Width: 10in
Author: David Bush, Jim Parsons
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), Regional, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Travel, Architecture, History
Item Weight: 58.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
