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• Author: D.B. Bromley
• Date: 01 Nov 1990
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Original Languages: English
• Book Format: Hardback::420 pages
• ISBN10: 0471927473
• ISBN13: 9780471927471
• Country Chichester, United Kingdom
• Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Dimension: 152.4x 231.14x 27.94mm::725.74g
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