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Valentino

A Dream of Desire

by David Bret


ISBN: 1861051239
ISBN-13: 9781861051233
Format: Hardcover

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Publisher: Parkwest Pubns
Published date: 1999
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.25 pounds
Pages: 224

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