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Book Title: What Is A Book?: The Study Of Early Printed Books
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Joseph A. Dane
Publication Name: What ISA Book? : the Study of Early Printed Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 294 Pages
