Tears of the Giraffe
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- 1
- First edition
- Polygon, 2000
The first edition of Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith was published in Edinburgh by Polygon in 2000. We track 1 edition.
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- 1st Polygon2000 Other · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 2 I own Tears of the Giraffe, Polygon 2000 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 35 on Open Library, 23 in English
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Who published the first edition of Tears of the Giraffe?
The first edition of Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith was published in Edinburgh by Polygon in 2000.
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