Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Various (illustrator). A captivating and lavishly illustrated book, full of engaging draconiana - the love life of dragons, the significance of dragons in Eastern and Western religions, the medicinal use of dragon bones and blood covering ancient, classical, medieval, renaissance and modern times. 208pp. Former moisture evidence on the bottom edge of the boards and the much of the interior, averages about a half an inch. Bump on the spine bottom corner, frayed edge. Bottom half inch also missing from the dust jacket. Book is vg- and dj is g+ - vg-.
Published by Penguin, 1980
ISBN 10: 0140053514 ISBN 13: 9780140053517
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 208 pp., Color, BW Illus, Illus e.p., Red Hardback, Gilt title, 4to, Near Fine in Near Fine DJ, 1st ed.
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Published by The Viking Press, New York, New York, U. S. A., 1979
ISBN 10: 067028176X ISBN 13: 9780670281763
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition. The Book Is Bound In Red Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Spine. Pictorial Alphabet Endpapers. The Book Has A Gift Inscription On The Back Of The Ffep. Hint Of Wear With A Slight Slant. The Jacket Has Moderate Wear And A Few Tiny Edge Nicks.
Published by Penguin Books, Limited, 1979
ISBN 10: 0713912731 ISBN 13: 9780713912739
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by Viking Studio (1979), NY, 1979
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Illus (illustrator). Illustrated history of the fire-breathing flying monster who has fascinated humans since the dawn of civilization. VG in VG DJ Endpapers show alphabet letters with dragon designs. DJ price clipped.
Published by The Viking Press, New York, NY, 1979
ISBN 10: 067028176X ISBN 13: 9780670281763
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American edition. NYC: Viking, 1979. 1st USA edition, F/NF. Book has very little wear. DJ has some wear to spine ends and upper corners. 235 illustrations, 111 in color. Dragons have been part of human mythology and culture for centuries. They are worldwide in their locations, seldom friendly, and, for most, extremely fierce, the stuff of nightmares. This book explores all this and more. Nice copy.
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4to.; cloth covered boards with illustrated endpapers, hardcover; 208 pages; black and white and color illustrations; very good in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 208 pages dedicated to illustrating dragons in the arts throughout the world.As new bar some toning to page edges.
Published by Allen Lane, 1979
ISBN 10: 0713912731 ISBN 13: 9780713912739
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Allen Lane 1979 first edition thus, Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Viking, New York, 1979
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo (imperial). Orig. red cloth. B&W pictorial endpapers. 208 pp. Spine tilted, front board bowed. Staining to edges of text block. Dust jacket is price clipped stained to spine ends and corners, bumped to extremities, a few spots of rubbing.
Published by London: Allen Lane, 1979
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback in Dust Wrapper. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (red boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 11" x 8¾" (1.2 kg); 208pp; Contains: Black & white photographs; Colour photographs; Black & white drawings; Illustrated endpapers and blanks; ISBN: 0-713-91273-1 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #182943|| Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Previous owner's lable to the pastedown.
Published by Published by Allen Lane Penguin Books Ltd., 17 Grosvenor Gardens, London First Edition . London 1979., 1979
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. Quarto 11½'' x 9¼'' 208 pages. ISBN 0713912731. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny crinkle of paper to spine tip, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. From the estate of a private library belonging to the children's author and illustrator Valerie Littlewood with her signature to the front end paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MYTHOLOGY & LEGENDS.
Published by Allen Lane London 1979, 1979
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 208pp., col. & b/w pls. & ills., Small close tear to the top of dj, ownership signature o / w nice copy.
Published by Allen Lane / Penguin Books, London, 1979
Seller: Stoneman Press, York, YK, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Paintings, manuscripts and old engravings. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fully illustrated and nicely produced hardback in clean red boards and Fine wrapper which just has a little shelf wear. Illustrated end-papers and both colour and b&w illustrations throughout. 5 Chapters cover Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Renaissance and Modern periods. No inscriptions and scarce in this excellent condition.