PREHISTORIC ANIMALS DINOSAURS RARE COFFEE TABLE BOOK

PREHISTORIC ANIMALS

Hard to Find Out of Print Book by J Augusta

Most people think of prehistoric animals in terms of the strange skeletons we see in our museums. But of course, they once inhabited our earth, living out their lives in an environment as different from ours as they were themselves different from the animals we know today.

In this fascinating book Professor Augusta makes them and their world come to life before us. He carries us with him through the long story of how life developed from its earliest forms; how plants conquered the dry lands; how animals emerged from the waters; and the changes that incurred in the process. He describes the variations that took place in the Earth's crust, and the resulting effects upon flora and fauna.

Perhaps the author's greatest assets are his ability to convey the significance of vast numbers and huge sizes, and the way he succeeds in linking the distant past of our planet with our modern life.

Here is no mere illustrated list of forbidding names. Professor Augusta tells us of the most recent scientific theories on the subject, and explains them in a way as delightful as it is simple. We are invited not only to marvel at the great and fearsome beasts of prey but also to admire and understand the manifold life with which we share the Earth.

Beautifully illustrated with 60 most colour plates.

• Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket
• Brown Cloth Board Hardback
• Illustrated Front Cover
• Scarce and Valuable Title
• Beautiful Coffee Table Book
• Size 26cm W x 36cm H
• 107 Pages in Good Condition

ISBN 0674452631

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