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Author | Michael de Larrabeiti |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1980 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 159 pp |
ISBN | 0-7181-1881-2 |
The Bunce is a novel written by Michael de Larrabeiti and published in the United Kingdom in 1980 by Michael Joseph.
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