Spirit of Self-Help
A Life of Samuel Smiles
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
Av John Hunter
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-01-23
- Mått156 x 234 x 35 mm
- Vikt676 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor336
- FörlagShepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
- ISBN9780856835124