Devon: The Story of a Civic Landmark
- ISBN-10
- 1864704896
- ISBN-13
- 9781864704891
- Series
- Devon
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-07-31
- Publisher
- Images Publishing
- Author
- Michael J. Crosbie
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