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Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
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Book Title: Practical Introduction to English Rhetoric : Precepts and Exercises (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages: 374 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: General, Essays
Item Height: 0.8 in
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Genre: Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Charles Coppens
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
