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Book Title: Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Wassily Kandinsky
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Popular Culture
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Art
Item Weight: 5.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 76 Pages
