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Book Title: Proverbs: A Handbook
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Wolfgang Mieder
Publication Name: Proverbs : a Handbook
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: New Edition
Publisher: Lang A&G International Academic Publishers, Peter
Publication Year: 2012
Series: International Folkloristics Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
