Descriere: Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure.
Page dim. 199 x 132 x 26
Weight: 294 grams
Autori: Milton Giles | Editura: John Murray Press | Anul aparitiei: 2003 | ISBN: 9780340794685 | Numar de pagini: 416 | Categorie: Politics
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