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Jim Spilsbury
Hardcover
176 pages
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Spilsbury’s Album: Photographs and Reminiscences of the BC Coast
$105.00
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| Weight | 0.862 kg |
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| Dimensions | 28.2 × 21.6 × 2.03 cm |
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