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Book Title: Herbert Spencer
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: General
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: J. Thomson
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
