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paperback. One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) created works of remarkable diversity and imaginative genius. The period of his creative friendship with William Wordsworth inspired some of his best-known poems, from "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", "Kubla Khan" to "Dejection: An Ode" and the ballad "Christabel". Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- 1997
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140423532
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- 9780140423532
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paperback. Includes tightly argued lyrics, erotic and libertine considerations of love, divine poems and elegies of lament by such great figures as John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell and John Milton, alongside pieces from many other less well known but equally poets of the age, such as Anne Bradstreet, Katherine Philips and Thomas Traherne. Editor(s): Burrow, Colin. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- 2006
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140424447
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- 9780140424447
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paperback. Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Editor(s): Steffan, T.G.; Steffan, E.; Pratt, W.W. Series Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Publication date
- 2005
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140424522
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- 9780140424522
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paperback. 'Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils', wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy of life. Gently pointing out human follies and the absurdities of the conventional Victorian society in which he lived, Lear's nonsense has enchanted children and adults alike for generations. Editor(s): Noakes, Vivien. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- 2006
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140424652
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- 9780140424652
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paperback. A selection of Rossetti's poems that includes an introduction, a chronology of Rossetti's life and works, and explanatory notes. Editor(s): Roe, Dinah. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
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- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140424690
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- 9780140424690
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paperback. 'What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those?' In this collection, the author's poems, including "To an Athlete Dying Young", "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now" and "When I Was One-and-Twenty", conjure up a potent and idyllic rural world imbued with a poignant sense of loss and sadness. Editor(s): Laird, Nick. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
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- Publication date
- 2010
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140424744
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- 9780140424744
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paperback. Discusses truth, death, revenge, adversity, envy, marriage, love, goodness, superstition, friendship, ambition, aging, beauty, gardens and honour. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140432169
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- 9780140432169
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paperback. The theme of the great Shakespearean tragedies is the fall from grace of a great man due to a flaw in his nature. This title contains four tragedies. Editor(s): Hunter, George; Spencer, T.; Muir, Kenneth; Hunter, G. K. Num Pages: 960 pages, notes, further reading list. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140434583
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- 9780140434583
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paperback. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus' encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140436334
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- 9780140436334
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paperback. Guided by the poet Virgil, the author plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous journey towards God. Together they descend through the nine circles of the underworld and encounter the tormented souls of the damned, who tell of their sad fates and predict events still to come in his life. Editor(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. Translator(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140440065
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- 9780140440065
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paperback. Dramas by the classical playwright and philosopher are accompanied by a modern work to demonstrate the Roman's impact on the development of the tragedy. Translator(s): Watling, E.F. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
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- Publication date
- 1966
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140441741
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- 9780140441741
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paperback. Defines the essential virtues for those at Court. This title includes a series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, in which his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion and gracefulness - as well as questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Publication date
- 1976
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140441925
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- 9780140441925
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paperback. Over a period of 27 years, the author created in this poem a world situated between fantasy and reality: a kaleidoscope of fabulous adventures, monsters, barbaric splendour and romance, all tempered by the unifying personality of the author - his humour and serenity, his humanity and moderation. Editor(s): Reynolds, Barbara. Translator(s): Reynolds, Barbara. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 50. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Publication date
- 1975
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140443110
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- 9780140443110
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paperback. A collection of Ovid's poems that deals with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, ranging from deeply emotional declarations of eternal devotion to flippant arguments for promiscuity. It features poems such as "Amores" and "Cures for Love". Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Publication date
- 1983
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140443608
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- 9780140443608
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paperback. An exploration of the author's thought as he looks back over his life, searching to justify his actions, to defend himself against his critics and to elaborate upon his philosophy. It describes his sense of isolation from a society he felt had rejected his writings. Translator(s): France, Peter. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
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- Publication date
- 1980
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140443639
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- 9780140443639
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paperback. Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, this work relates his ascent to the Mount of Purgatory. Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is himself transformed into a better man. The second part of an epic poem, it is a Christian allegory of sin, redemption and enlightenment. Editor(s): Musa, Mark. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
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- New
- SKU
- 9780140444421
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- 9780140444421
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paperback. Dante relates his mystical interpretation of the heavens, and his moment of transcendent glory, as he journeys, first with Beatrice, then alone, toward the Trinity. Including an interpretive commentary, a glossary and bibliography, this translation seeks to clarify the theological themes and make Dante accessible to the English-speaking public. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- New
- SKU
- 9780140444438
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- 9780140444438
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paperback. During the decades of his world fame, Tolstoy wrote this series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. He considered and rejected the idea that art reveals and reinvents through beauty, although he perceived the question of art to be a religious one. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
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- Publication date
- 1996
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140446425
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- 9780140446425
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paperback. Depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. In this title, the author encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Translator(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Publication date
- 2006
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- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140448955
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- 9780140448955
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paperback. Depicting a realm of intense sensation and physical experience, this poem transforms the traditional Christian idea of Purgatory by showing how the free will of the aspiring soul could change wordly perversions into perfection. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Translator(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- New
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- 9780140448962
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- 9780140448962
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paperback. Continuing his soul's search for God, guided by his beloved Beatrice, Dante progresses through the spheres of Paradise. Examining eternal questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, Dante exercised all his learning and wit, wrath and tenderness in his creation of these Christian allegories. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- SKU
- 9780140448979
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- 9780140448979
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paperback. A selection of the author's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. It tells the story of his love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party in her father's house, through the author's sufferings, to his overwhelming grief at her death, ending with the transformative vision of her in heaven. Translator(s): Reynolds, Barbara. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
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- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
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- New
- SKU
- 9780140449471
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- 9780140449471
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paperback. Approaching the tragedies as drama, wondering about their characters as he might have wondered about people in novels or in life, the author gives us a true sense of 'the tragedies joining up with life, with all our lives; leading us into a perspective of possibilities that stretch forward and back in time, and in our total awareness of things. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140530193
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- 9780140530193
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paperback. Focusing on the conflict between man and nature, this book, in each of its three distinct parts, gives centre stage to a different character from a different century - the last being W G Sebald himself. Translator(s): Hamburger, Michael. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100.
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- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141003368
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- 9780141003368
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