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Book Title: Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau-Volume 10
Number of Pages: 40 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Europe / General
Genre: History
Item Weight: 3.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback