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Book Title: Ian Hamilton Finlay-A Memoir
Number of Pages: 56 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Artists, Architects, Photographers
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 4.3 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Christopher Mcintosh
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
