Wisdom of the West
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- Macdonald, 1959
The first edition of Wisdom of the West by Bertrand Russell was published in London by Macdonald in 1959. We track 1 edition.
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- 14 on Open Library, 11 in English
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The first edition of Wisdom of the West by Bertrand Russell was published in London by Macdonald in 1959.
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