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Condition is Very Good, protective plastic sleeve.\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\n    WEINBERGER, Tony\n    \u003co:p\u003e\n    \u003c\/o:p\u003e\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\n    Max's Kansas City Stories\n    \u003co:p\u003e\n    \u003c\/o:p\u003e\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\n    Indianapolis, Bobb Merrill, (1971). 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