8 edition of Swans and pistols found in the catalog.
Swans and pistols
LГ©on Bing
Published
2009
by Bloomsbury in New York
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Leon Bing. |
| Genre | Biography |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | CT275.B57365 A3 2009 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23175263M |
| ISBN 10 | 1596914815 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781596914810 |
| LC Control Number | 2009008904 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 313018090 |
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