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Antique scientific instruments / Gerard L'Estrange Turner

by Gerard L'Estrange Turner

This book provides a collection of quick comebacks and witty responses for various social situations. It contains hundreds of categorised retorts and humorous zingers.

Accession 12921 ISBN 0713709235 Publisher Blandford Press
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