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Book Title: Culture Of Accidents: Unexpected Knowledges In Early Modern ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Michael Witmore
Publication Name: Culture of Accidents : Unexpected Knowledges in Early Modern England
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
