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Book Title: Aristotle's Complete Master-Piece : In Two Parts Displaying the Secrets of Nature in the Generation of Man; Regularly Digested into Chapters, Rendering It Far More Useful and Easy Than Any yet Extant (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Year: 2017
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Genre: Family & Relationships
Item Weight: 4.2 Oz
Author: Aristotle Aristotle
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback