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These Edinburgh editions, Scott and Stevenson alike, represent publishing at its very best. We areseeing produced before us books that are a delight to read, to collect and to return to. These Edinburgh editions, Scott and Stevenson alike, represent publishing at its very best. We areseeing produced before us books that are a delight to read, to collect and to return to.
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- PublisherEdinburgh University Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0748604766
- ISBN 13 9780748604760
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages178
- EditorHinchcliffe Peter, Kerrigan Catherine
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