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Book Title: Homage to Catalonia
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.3in
Author: George. ORWELL + AUSTEN
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Europe / Western, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Europe / General, Military
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
