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- ISBN:
- 9780198611868
- 9780198611868
-
Category:
- Dictionaries
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
-
30-03-1989
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Edition:
- 2nd Edition
- Pages:
- 21728
- Dimensions (mm):
- 1016x1219x483mm
- Weight:
- 65.68kg
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