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Book Title: Valadon Drama : the Life of Suzanne Valadon
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rehak, David
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Individual Artists / General, General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 14.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: John Storm
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
