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Book Title: Proverbs: A Handbook
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Wolfgang Mieder
Publication Name: Proverbs : a Handbook
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2004
Series: Greenwood Folklore Handbooks Ser.
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Item Weight: 22.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
