| The Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress, | Hardcoverby Gunther Siegmund, Stent (Author)
| List Price: | $4.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | DoubleDay | | Edition: | First Editionth Edition | | Publication Date: | January 01, 1969 | | Sales Rank: | 2,030,081nd |
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