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Graphic Trade Symbols by German Designers - This is an amazing collection of logos designed by a graphic designer named Fritz Hellmut Ehmcke and some of his associates in the early 1900s. These are very strong, graphic images. If you're struggling with creating a logo for someone, this book may give you just the nudge you need to create a unique image.

This book is from the Dover Pictorial Archive Series, which means, according to the instructions on the copyright page:

You may use the designs and illustrations for graphics and crafts applications, free and without special permission, provided that you include no more than ten in the same publication or project. For any more extensive use, contact Dover Publications.
This book is 61 pages long, and is a generous 8 1/2 by 11 inch paperbound book by Dover that retails for under $10 - click the "order" link below to see what Amazon's current price is for this title.

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