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Book Title: Praise of Folly
Number of Pages: 84 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.2 in
Topic: General
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Philosophy, Fiction
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Author: Desiderius Erasmus
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
