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3 Girl on a Bridge' ~ Love, with edge-play
4 The Plucker & Darkwerks by Brom
5 Gregorian Chimes
6 Opeth ~ Scandinavian Black Metal
7 McFarlane's Dragons: Series 3
8 The Romance of Writing: Scented Ink
9 Artemisia: A film by Agnès Merlet
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16 Chocolate in the Cauldron - Fat Witch!
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18 Tombs of the Blind Dead
19 Azure Ray ~ Southern gothic angels
20 The Mammoth Book of Historical Erotica
21 The Blood Show by Mark Ryden
22 Free Scoops at Ben & Jerry's, April 25!
23 The definitive guide to The Twilight Zone
24 The Hot Girls of Weimar Berlin
25 Santa Sangre: Surreal Horror
26 Scarling ~ Neo-goth, art-rock, punk-pop
27 Rue Morgue Magazine
28 Creepy Films of William Castle
29 Introducing: Laurie Cabot
30 The Legacy of Edward Gorey
 
 
April 2, 2006
 
Dragonology - a book by Ernest Drake, Dugald A. Steer, et al ...

Did you know ... Smaug hoarded all that treasure to impress the lady dragons?

Was there a Dr. Ernest Drake? We may never know but, accordingly, in 1895 he was the scholarly genius behind this learned tome on dragons.

I grew up loving dragons ... doodling them in the margins of my school notes and sculpting them with Play-Doh. I thought my fascination had passed until I discovered this book. The concept is imaginative and interactive in a Nick Bantock sort of way and the illustrations intricate and detailed. Myths, legends, spells and pieces of dragon skin to feel ... it's all inside. There are even envelopes and secret flaps to open and explore.With its embossed cover and embedded jewels, this book will become a prized possession you'll want to share with your friends.

In the two years since this book was published (republished?) several companion books have sprung up. They're great, too!

You'll believe again!

~ Lizanne

 
Dragonology Book of Dragons cover
 

 

Library card of Dr. Ernest Drake
~ circa 1895

 
 
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