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Getting at the Author
Reimagining Books and Reading in the Age of American Realism
by Barbara Hochman
ISBN: 1558492879
ISBN-13: 9781558492875
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Pr
Published date: 2001
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
Pages: 185
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