Social History of Swimming in England, 1800 – 1918
Splashing in the Serpentine
Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2007-10-30
- Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
- Vikt453 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieSport in the Global Society
- Antal sidor166
- FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN9780415390767