Brand New Ancients: A Poem

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Book Title: Brand New Ancients : a Poem

Item Length: 8.2in.

Item Height: 0.1in.

Item Width: 5.5in.

Author: Kaé Tempest

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: General, Subjects & Themes / Family, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Publication Year: 2015

Genre: Poetry

Item Weight: 2.9 Oz

Number of Pages: 64 Pages