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Item Length: 7.5in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 4.8in
Author: William S. Anderson
Publication Name: Ovid's Metamorphoses, Books 1-5
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Language Course
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 584 Pages
