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Item Length: 9.5in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Daniel Z. Stone
Publication Name: Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Year: 2001
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
