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Book Title: George Washington's False Teeth : an Unconventional Guide to the Eighteenth Century
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.7in
Author: Robert Darnton
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Modern / 18th Century, United States / General
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Publication Year: 2003
Genre: History
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 228 Pages
