![]() Cover of The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes | |
Author | Sterling E. Lanier |
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Illustrator | Ned Dameron |
Cover artist | Ned Dameron |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Brigadier Ffellowes |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. |
Publication date | 1986 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 254 |
ISBN | 0-937986-89-5 |
OCLC | 15626832 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3562.A52 C8 1986 |
Preceded by | The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes |
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