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Book Title: Os Lusiadas

Item Length: 8.5in.

Item Height: 0.8in.

Item Width: 5.5in.

Author: Richard F. Burton

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Classics

Publisher: Read Books

Publication Year: 2008

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 276 Pages

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