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The Oblong Box

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Location: USA

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Book Title: Oblong Box

Number of Pages: 28 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 0.1 in

Publication Year: 2015

Topic: Classics

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 3.2 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Edgar Allen Poe

Item Width: 6 in

Book Series: Edgar Allan Poe Collection

Format: Trade Paperback

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