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Book Title: In Search of the Castaways
Item Length: 8.3in.
Item Height: 1.2in.
Item Width: 5.8in.
Author: Jules Vern
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Literary, Action & Adventure, Sea Stories
Publisher: Klassik Literatur. Ein Imprint Der Salzwasser Verlag Gmbh
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 25.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 558 Pages
