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Harvard University Press, 1992. Revised & Updated 4th Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W photos & drawings throughout. CONDITION: NEW 1992 Harvard University Press large paperback, first paperback edition, revised & updated edition, 4th printing. Loaded with B&W photos and drawings throughout. CONTENT: Christopher McGowan sets out to solve some of the enduring mysteries about dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles. He makes fascinating comparisons between living and extinct animals while presenting topics that range from gigantism to intellect. In addition to exploring the natural history of the Mesozoic Era, McGowan draws on science and engineering concepts to explain curiosities such as the similarities between the aerodynamics of pteranodons and Spitfire planes. [Of course some of this information may be dated, but not the process nor the drawings. IMHO.]

Orchard Books, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Mike Lowery color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Orchard Books large hardcover (pictorial boards) NO DJ issued, first edition, first printing. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: This book proves that learning can also be fun. From the creative brain of Mike Lowery, discover the ULTIMATE book about all things prehistoric! Featuring fun facts, dinosaur jokes, comics, timelines, and more! The Boys' Book of Survival meets Dav Pilkey with a prehistoric twist, in this definitive, go-to book about everything AWESOME you EVER wanted to know about dinosaurs. Discover a wealth of weird, wacky, and wild facts about dinosaurs, told in Mike Lowery's signature comic style with bright and energetic artwork, fresh framing devices, and hilarious jokes. This will be the go-to book for dinosaur enthusiasts that kids will put in their backpacks and obsess over, bridging the gap between encyclopedic nonfiction content and… Read More

Scholastic Pess / Field Museum of Chicago, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Bob Doucet color illustrations. CONDITION: AS new, UNREAD, but not quite perfect (blank bookplate inside front cover) 2000 Scholastic/Field Museum of Chicago hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Wonderful, clever color illustrations by Bob Doucet. CONTENT: Field Mouse leads a quiet, contented life in his burrow under an old bone. But one day he starts hearing strange scritching noises outside. Peering out, he sees people with shovels and picks digging gently in a nearby bluff. What's going on? Field Mouse scurries out to explore. Later, when he returns to his cozy home, he finds that his bone is gone! This intrepid little fellow sets out on a mission to reclaim his roof. His search leads him to a strange place called The Field Museum of Chicago, where, lonely and frightened, he scampers around, evading vacuum cleaners and scientists, and always seeking his… Read More

Three Rivers Press, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W era photo section: B&W Maps; Chapter Decorations. CONDITION: UNREAD 1999-2000 Three Rivers Press large trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Geologic maps, B&W era photo section, Geologic Time chart. There is an ever-so-light lift to the cover fore edge. CONTENT: It was an age of counterfeit giants, corrupt politicians, and intrepid pioneers. It was a time of scientific ferment. The second half of the 19th century - the so-called Gilded Age - was a time when Americans were exploring the West and building a nation which stretched from coast to coast. It was also when scientists began finding dinosaur fossils across the western half of the nation. Could the answer to the history of life and the proof of evolution be found in these bones? That was the question two young American paleontologists - Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh - set out to answer. But what began… Read More