The Seven Wonders of the World
- ISBN-10
- 000635260X
- ISBN-13
- 9780006352600
- Series
- The Seven Wonders of the World
- Category
- Seven Wonders of the World
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980-01
- Publisher
- Fontana Press
- Author
- Michael Ashley
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- 2001-02-08
- 244 pages
- Paperback
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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