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King of Poisons : A History of Arsenic John Parascandola
Author: John Parascandola
Date: 31 Oct 2012
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Hardback::224 pages
ISBN10: 1597977039
ISBN13: 9781597977036
Filename: king-of-poisons-a-history-of-arsenic.pdf
Dimension: 152x 228x 22.1mm::453.59g
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