PUBLISHER
MoCA Shanghai

BOOK FORMAT
Hardback, 11.5 x 11.75 in. / 188 pgs/160 color / 100 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 4/1/2008
No longer our product

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2008 p. 103

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9787508708133 TRADE
List Price: $40.00 CAD $50.00

AVAILABILITY
Not available

TERRITORY
NA LA ASIA AU/NZ

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Pierre et Gilles: Retrospective

Foreword by Renaud Donnadieu, Samuel Kung. Text by Oscar Ho Hing-Kay.

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