Salvage King, Ya!

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Printed and bound in Canada by Houghton Boston Printers
2nd Edition: September, 2003
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CANADIAN CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA

Jarman, Mark Anthony, 1955–
Salvage king, ya! : a herky-jerky picaresque / Mark Anthony Jarman.
— 2nd ed.

ISBN 1-895636-56-6
I. Tide
PS8569.A6S24 2003 C813’.54 C2003-911020-6

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