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Book Title: Placenames Of The World: Origins And Meanings Of The Names F...
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Adrian Room
Publication Name: Placenames of the World : Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication Year: 2013
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Item Weight: 26.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 439 Pages
