GUO, XIAOLU
My Battle Of Hastings. A Chronicle of a Year by the Sea
Chatto & Windus, London: 2024
As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. Number row to the copyright page with "1" as the lowest numeral. Fine / Fine.
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