Around the World in 20 Days : The Story of Our History-Making Balloon Flight

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Author: Brian Jones
Date: 13 Oct 2000
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::320 pages
ISBN10: 0471395374
ISBN13: 9780471395379
File size: 58 Mb
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Dimension: 146x 224x 24mm::480.82g
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