Mayor of Casterbridge (Barnes & Nob by Thomas Hardy

Mayor of Casterbridge (Barnes & Nob by Thomas Hardy

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SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781593083090
ISBN 10	1593083092
Title	Mayor of Casterbridge (Barnes & Nob
Author	Thomas Hardy
Series	Barnes And Noble Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Fine Communications,US
Year published	2004-11-01
Number of pages	352
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