Marvelous Possessions
The Wonder of the New World
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Word Count
54,000 words, Guess
Page Count
216 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9790041M
- ISBN-139780226306520
- ISBN-100226306526
- OCLC Control Number27437887
- OCLC Control Number221493298
and 2 more
- Goodreads67090
- LibraryThing322854
Classifications
- LCCE121 .G74 1992
First Sentence
WHEN I was a child, my favorite books were The Arabian Nights and Richard Halliburton's Book of Marvels.
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