The Book of Prehistoric Animals

Ditmars, Raymond L. and Carter Helene

Published by J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1935

About this Item

SUbTITLED : ` Where the Extinct Reptiles, Mammal-like Reptiles, Birds and Mammals Came From '. The table ahead of the title page of this 64 page volume lays out the geological time table: Cambrian through Permian to Cretaceous, etc. Helene Carter did the drawings (mostly colour) which add so much to the text. Geared to the 14-and-under age group. LEARN more abouit : earth's calendar, Galapagos Island, Miocene, Moropus, Gazelle Camel, fine forests, ferns, long trunk, 1877, Ornitholestes, and disappear. INDEX at back. Cond : Boards are black with lettering similar. A Brontosaurus dominates the (pre-historic) menagerie in the cover. Pictorial end-papers. Issued w/o dust jacket (??). Tight in binding. No names. Light edge wear. Slightly soft fore points. Very minor scribbles on front cover. Beautifully preserved child's book - given the vintage. QUote (p. 54) : When droughts came on, sources of water were reduced. The seasonal rains only partly replenished the supply. All sources of water from preceding seasons were weakened. The supply ._._._. . " Size: Quarto. Seller Inventory # 015792

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Book of Prehistoric Animals

Publisher: J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1935

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Colour and B/W Drawings

Condition: Very Good +

Edition: 2'nd Printing.