Matthew Meyer - The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai

Copyright 2015 Matthew Meyer
Edited by Zack Davisson

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First Edition published in 2012
Revised Edition published in 2015

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This book is dedicated to my wife, who first introduced me to ykai,
and to all of the patrons who supported this book through Kickstarter.

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