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Book Title: Doctor Who
Item Length: 7in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 5in.
Author: Jim Leach International
Publication Name: Doctor Who
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Series: TV Milestones Ser.
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
