The Finger

Author: Burroughs, William S.

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published on 22 February 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Penguin Modern’ series.

Paperback / softback | 64 pages
111 x 158 x 8 | 46g

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