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An open house : recollections of my early life / David Boyd

by David Boyd

This memoir provides an account of life within the Boyd family, a prominent Australian artistic dynasty. It describes the creative environment of the family home in Murrumbeena and the influences that shaped the talents of its members.

Accession 17094 ISBN 9781742704500 Publisher —
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