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Book Title: In Ghostly Japan : Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities
Item Length: 8 in
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Author: Lafcadio Hearn
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Horror, Ghost, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication Year: 2021
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Fiction
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
