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Book Title: Chinese Bestiary : Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Richard E. Strassberg
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Asian / General, Folklore & Mythology, Asia / China
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Travel, Art, Social Science
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 338 Pages
