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Type: Textbook
Book Title: Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell : The Complete History of the Head of the Ruler of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, with Accounts from Early per: a Memoir
Item Length: 5.5in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 8.5in.
Author: Marc Hartzman
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Curiosities & Wonders, Historical
Publisher: Curious Publications
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Référence, Fiction
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
