Ghitta Carell’s Portraits
We All Think of Ourselves as One Single Person but it's Not True
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-03-18
- Mått230 x 300 x 18 mm
- Vikt1 076 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska, Hebreiska
- Antal sidor128
- FörlagFive Continents Editions
- ISBN9791254600542