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- Publisher : Ediciones Mundi-Prensa; 1st edition (January 1, 2004)
- Language : Spanish
- Hardcover : 414 pages
- ISBN-10 : 8484761207
- ISBN-13 : 978-8484761204
- Item Weight : 2.16 pounds
Manual de ingeniería básica para la prevención y extinción de incendios forestales (Spanish Edition)
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Hardcover – January 1, 2004
Spanish Edition by J. Y OTROS ARNALDOS VIGER (Author)
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