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Dietrich
by Malene Skaerved
ISBN: 1904341136
ISBN-13: 9781904341130
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Haus Pub
Published date: 2003
Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Pages: 176
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Skaerved, Mallene Sheppard
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HAUS PUBLISHING LTD, 2003. Brand new. <br>Author: SKAERVED, MALENE SHEPPARD (BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, LONDON)<br>Publisher: HAUS PUBLISHING LTD<br>Year Of Publication: 2003<br>Pages: 176<br>Publication Country: UK<br>Dimensions: 198 x 128<br>Format: paperback (B format)<br>This is one title in a series of short, illustrated biographies, telling the stories of those who have shaped our present and our past. They range from Beethoven to Dietrich and from Einstein to Churchill. ( more information) Offered by Thunder Books (United States)
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