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Book Title: Elizabeth the Queen : the Life of a Modern Monarch
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Sally Bedell Smith
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Royalty, Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 26.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 720 Pages
