Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Barnes & by Pierre Choderlos Laclos

Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Barnes & by Pierre Choderlos Laclos

&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RLes Liaisons Dangereuses,&&L/I&&R by &&LB&&RPeirre Choderlos de Laclos&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&R&&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R

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SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781593082406
ISBN 10	1593082401
Title	Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Barnes &
Author	Pierre Choderlos Laclos
Series	Barnes And Noble Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Fine Communications,US
Year published	2005-07-01
Number of pages	464
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