Selected Product: | The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature (A Ray and Pat Browne Book) Paperback Edition: 1 Author: Brian J. Frost Publisher: Popular Press 3 Release Date: 2003-10-15 ISBN-10: 0879728604 ISBN-13: 9780879728601 List Price: $17.95 Average Customer Rating: | | The Werewolf in Lore and Legend ISBN-10: 0486430901 ISBN-13: 9780486430904 List Price:$15.95 The Book of Werewolves (Forgotten Books) ISBN-10: 1605065676 ISBN-13: 9781605065670 List Price:$7.91 The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings ISBN-10: 1578590787 ISBN-13: 9781578590780 List Price:$21.95 Werewolves (Facts Figures & Fun) ISBN-10: 1904332463 ISBN-13: 9781904332466 List Price:$5.95 The Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within ISBN-10: 1845111583 ISBN-13: 9781845111588 List Price:$24.95 |
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