Buy this book on-line GURNEY,JAMES: : DINOTOPIA - A Land Apart from TimeAUSTRALIA.BATHURST,N.S.W.CHAPTER HOUSE PRESS,1992. ISBN 1863330550.
Australia,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped -no publisher price present.Bright,crisp,clean,
glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by James Gurney illustrated dw/dj; with
negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and
corners.One,internally,sellotape-repaired closed tear to front lower right-hand corner - no other nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near
pristine.Bright,clean,green paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to front
bd+spine/backstrip and decorated eps,with miniscule rubbing/shelf-wear,to corners and head+foot of spine/backstrip of bds.Slim rectangular Qrto,7-159pp [paginated] includes colour map of Dinotopia,profuse part,full and double-page colour illustrations - all by James
Gurney,throughout the text and the book.The true 1st edn and the first book of the Dinotopia series.
In 1860,when extensive uncharted territories covered a respectable portion of the globe,
biologist Arthur Denison and his young son Will
set out on a Darwinian voyage of exploration. Somewhere on that expedition,Professor Denison and Will disappeared.Neither they nor anyone from their ship were heard from again - until very recently.It now appears that,through the kindly intervention of dolphins,they were transported to the lost island of Dinotopia,a land where dinosaurs and humans live together in peaceful interdependence.The dinosaurs appreciate the skills and the liveliness of homo sapiens,and the humans benefit from the wisdom and gentleness of the very much older species.
The exciting,often sectacular,adventures the Denison's in Dinotopia are chronicled here by the Professor.As a trained professional observer of the world's flora and fauna,he recorded his experiences in meticulous detail; otherwise it would be difficult to believe the astonishing discoveries he documented.His artistic skills allow the rich tapestry of Dinotopian life to emerge with graphic impact.
He presents clearly the marvels of architecture
designed for 50-tonne organisms - acquatic cities,water-parks,treetowns,and other wonders,
both natural and dinosaur/man-made.
Professor Denison details aspects of daily life,too:parades and celebrations,sports (some quite risky!),and foods.He tells of sleeping quarters suspended from trees; hatcheries (where humans tend dinosaur young); and modes of transportation,including air travel on Quetzacatlus,known locally as Skybax.In short,
he shows Dinotopia to be a marvellously fantastic place,offering adventure and excitement,as well as an extraordinary opportunity to gain insight into our own world and time from the Dinotopian point of view.So why not enter Dinotopia and cross the boundary between fact and fiction?
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