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Click to enlargeFirst Spanish Reader : A Beginner's Dual-Language Book

Angel Flores
Our Price$7.95New!(Table of Contents)
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Format: Book
ISBN: 0486258106
Page Count: 176
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Perfect for beginning students of Spanish, this affordable anthology is filled with 41 delightful stories and proverbs based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, and other noted writers. Complete and faithful English translations are featured on the facing pages of the Spanish text. Exercises are also included.

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