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A House in the South: Old-Fashioned Graciousness for New-Fashioned Times
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From the record on file, A House in the South: Old-Fashioned Graciousness for New-Fashioned Times by Frances Schultz ; Paul A. Wallace reads like a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2006 • Random House Inc • 160 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.
Edition on file: 2006 • Random House Inc • 160 pages • ISBN 9780307236517.
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