King Alfred the Great by Alfred P. Smyth
Author: Alfred P. Smyth
Published Date: 14 Mar 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Format: Hardback| 770 pages
ISBN10: 0198229895
ISBN13: 9780198229896
Imprint: none
Dimension: 164x 243x 49mm| 1,382g
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