1 edition of Amiable with big teeth found in the catalog.
Amiable with big teeth
McKay, Claude
Published
2017
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-300).
| Statement | Claude McKay ; edited with an introduction by Jean-Christophe Cloutier and Brent Hayes Edwards |
| Series | Penguin classics, Penguin classics |
| Contributions | Cloutier, Jean-Christophe, editor, writer of introduction, Edwards, Brent Hayes, editor, writer of introduction |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PS3525.A24785 A83 2017 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xlv, 302 pages |
| Number of Pages | 302 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL27229957M |
| ISBN 10 | 0143107313 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780143107316 |
| LC Control Number | 2016036985 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 959552304 |
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