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Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
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Book Title: Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Vol. 9 : the Dawn of Day (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages: 414 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: General
Item Height: 0.8 in
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Genre: Philosophy, Photography, History
Item Weight: 19.4 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback