Historical Atlas of California
With Original Maps
Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
Av Derek Hayes
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2007-10-30
- Mått241 x 318 x 28 mm
- Vikt1 950 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor256
- FörlagUniversity of California Press
- ISBN9780520252585