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The "Genius"

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Item Details

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Title: The "Genius"

Author: Dreiser, Theodore

Publishing: John Lane Company, 1915, New York

Edition: First Edition

Very Good Minus, Red Cloth covered Boards, English, size: 5.5 x 88 inches, 736 pages.

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