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Why we got the sack from the museum
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Why we got the sack from the museum

by David Shrigley, Will Self

First published in 1998, this volume represents an early collaboration with Redstone Press. It features a collection of characteristic drawings and writings accompanied by an introduction by Will Self.

Accession 15659 ISBN 1870003772 Publisher Redstone Press
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