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Book Title: Social Authorship And The Advent Of Print
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Margaret J. M. Ezell
Publication Name: Social Authorship and the Advent of Print
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
