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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. x, 365 p. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0674207696 (alk. paper) :; 9780674207691 (alk. paper) LCCN: 90-41552 ; OCLC: 21974382 ; LC: QE861; Dewey: 567.9 ; "Completely revised and updated version of The successful dragons : a natural history of extin ct reptiles . 1983" ; "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. " ; Contents: Primary Data -- How the Vertebrate Skeleton Works -- Reading a Dinosaur Skeleton -- A Matter of Scale -- Whats Hot and Whats Not -- Brains and Intellect -- Not Wholly a Fish -- The Mechanics of Swimming -- The Sea Dragons -- The Winged Phantom -- Out with a Whimper or a Bang? ; orange cloth with black lettering in color pictorial dustjacket ; slight knock ; chip to front corner of dustjacket ; else VG/VG. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Miller, R.C. (cover photo); Brigden, Fred H.; Leake, Gerald; Sweeney, Dan; Iligan, Ralph; Thorne, Diana; (illustratore). First Edition. 64 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady in red hat with veil; Quink ink ad; Orange Crush ad features brown bottle; How to Treat Germany in Collapse; One-page ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System; One-page colour GM ad features reproduction of painting of dock scene by Fred H. Brigden; Rebirth of a Nation - photo-illustrated article on Holland as it comes back to life after the war; Debit for Plunder - photo-illustrated article on the Nazis and the most gigantic robbery of all time; The House of Four Winds (short story); One Bad Turn (short story); Running Test (short story); Trade Follows the Treaty - photo-illustrated article on thriving world trade after the defeat of Germany; The Big Fellows (short story); Nice one-page black and white Kodak photo ad shows LAC Harold Campbell of Thorold, Ontario, a member of the crash crew at an R.A.F. airfield in southern England; Fantastic one-page federal Liberal party election ad with photo of Mackenzie King says "Opportunities for All. Buid a New Social Order, Vote Liberal"; Evinrude ad shows troops in small watercraft; Notes for Newlyweds; Nice colour ads for Savoy Custard, Magic Baking Powder, and Chase & Sanborn coffee - with Charlie McCarthy comic; Fashion illustrations; The New Fashioned Woman - Relax in Slacks; Beauty Becomes You - fashion article with photos; Colour portrait of Susan Peters in Woodbury Powder ad; Photo of Ethel Merman in Arrid ad; Colour Coke ad inside back cover with illustration of party with young sailor; GSW/McClary appliances colour ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy.