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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Idle, Eric, author. Title: The Spamalot diaries / by Eric Idle.

Description: First edition. | New York: Crown, 2024. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2024014680 (print) | LCCN 2024014681 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593800485 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593800492 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Du Prez, John. Spamalot. | Idle, Eric—Diaries. | Musicals—Production and direction—Anecdotes.

Classification: LCC ML410.D8906 I35 2024 (print) | LCC ML410.D8906 (ebook) | DDC 782.1/40922—dc23/eng/20240710

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/​2024014680

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/​2024014681

Hardcover ISBN 9780593800485

Ebook ISBN 9780593800492

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