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Despu s de treinta a os de su primera edici n, este cl sico que describe las condiciones de enajenaci n y la lucha por sobrevivir de un grupo marginado se publica por primera vez en espa ol, con nuevas  ltimas palabras del autor.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49901556367633,"sku":"CIN0679776281G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50072742035729,"sku":"CIN0679776281A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0679776281.jpg?v=1750977493"},{"product_id":"down-these-mean-streets-rare-book-piri-thomas-1689928132iev","title":"Down These Mean Streets","description":"1968. Ninth Printing. 317 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. 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