Amrita cover, Grove Press 1997
1st ed. Hardback

Amrita (1997)

Banana Yoshimoto · Grove Press, New York

Publisher Grove Press Year 1997 ISBN 9780802115904
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Who published the Amrita 1997 hardback?
Grove Press, New York, in 1997, in hardback.
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  • Condition is graded separately for book and jacket, from Fine down to Poor.

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Who published the Amrita 1997 hardback?

Grove Press, New York, in 1997, in hardback.

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