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Copyright © Tom Cunliffe 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014
First edition 1994
Reprinted 1995
Second edition 1997
Reprinted 1998
Third edition 2000
Reprinted 2001
Fourth edition 2003
Fifth edition 2006
Sixth edition 2008
Reprinted 2010
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Eighth edition 2014
ISBN 978-1-4729-0795-0
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