书目信息 书号:9780553212785 装 帧:平装 作 者:Niccolo Machiavelli 页 数:176 语 言:English 出版社:Bantam Books Inc 开 本: 10.46 x 0.99 x 17.4 cm 出版日期:1 Aug. 1984 以上信息均为网络信息,仅供参考,具体以实物为准
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