Buried Treasure
The Gillespie Collection of Petrified Wood
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
Av Ernest Beck
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-11-17
- Mått305 x 432 x 47 mm
- Vikt4 550 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor304
- FörlagOfficina Libraria
- ISBN9788899765026