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Book Title: Book of Were-Wolves : Folk-Lore Relating to Were-Wolves
Number of Pages: 140 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
Book Series: Were-Wolves Ser.
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
