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Book Title: Guy Mannering

Item Length: 9.7in.

Item Height: 0.9in.

Item Width: 7.4in.

Author: Sir Walter Scott

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Ancient & Classical

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Literary Collections

Item Weight: 29.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 378 Pages

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