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Authors: David Mumford and Tadao Oda
Title: Algebraic geometry II
Additional book information: Texts and Readings in Mathematics, Vol. 73, Hindustan Book Agency, New Delhi, India, 2015, x+504 pp., ISBN 978-93-80250-80-9

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Review Information:

Reviewer: Scott Nollet
Affiliation: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129
Email: s.nollet@tcu.edu