Cotton
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-03-01
- Mått189 x 244 x 19 mm
- Vikt599 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieTextiles that Changed the World
- Antal sidor192
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN9781845202996