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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 781.64209 EAN: 9780878057221 Edition: Revised ISBN: 0878057226 Label: University Press of Mississippi Manufacturer: University Press of Mississippi Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 356 Publication Date: March 01, 1995 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Studio: University Press of Mississippi Related Items:
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