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Item Weight: 0.52 lbs
Book Title: Stately Homes of California
Item Length: 9in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Porter Garnett
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Publication Year: 2003
Genre: Architecture
Number of Pages: 156 Pages
