6 edition of The writer"s friendly legal guide found in the catalog.
Published
1989
by Writer"s Digest Books in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Law and the writer. |
| Statement | edited by Kirk Polking. |
| Series | Writer"s market business series |
| Contributions | Polking, Kirk. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | KF3084 .W75 1989 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiii, 173 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 173 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2210512M |
| ISBN 10 | 0898793734 |
| LC Control Number | 89033031 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 19920568 |
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