Victoria County History of Oxfordshire XXI
Chipping Norton and Area including Hook Norton and the Rollrights
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
Av Simon Townley, Simon Draper, Stephen Mileson, Mark Page, Simon Townley
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-10-15
- Mått210 x 305 x 37 mm
- Vikt2 010 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieVictoria County History
- Antal sidor440
- FörlagVictoria County History
- ISBN9781904356578