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Book Title: Beauty Everlasting - Dried and Pressed Flowers - Learning the Ancient Art of Drying and Pressing Flowers and Creating Things of Beauty
Number of Pages: 50 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Reference
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
Item Weight: 4.5 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Dueep Jyot Singh, John Davidson
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
