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PUBLISHER: Islands Book Trust
ISBN: 9780954623814
PAGES: 318 p.
PUBLICATION DATE:
October 10, 2003
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Curiosities Of Art And Nature
This book contains a facsimile of Martin Martin’s first edition, the first detailed account of the Western Isles, written over 300 years ago, together with extensive notes and a new introduction by Michael Robson.
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