Death in New York: History and Culture of Burials, Undertakers and Executions, Hardcover - K. Krombie

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Publisher: New York University PressNumber of pages: 340Publication date: 1997Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): ...

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