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Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
by Gurney, James
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1878685236
- ISBN 13
- 9781878685230
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.: Turner Publishing, 1992. Cloth. As New/As New. Very large, heavy, squarish book, fine dark-green cloth, embossed title at top front, very bright gilt lettering on spine, dark green inside covers and adjacent end papers with illustrations of child and little dinosaur as pattern, 159 heavy glossy pages, stunning color-illustrations throughout of fantastical world where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony. DJ price-clipped, glossy with ornate color-illustration of a parade of dinosaurs and people through city on front, spine and back. DJ and book, both As New.
Synopsis
Critics have gushed over Gurney's phantasmagorical creation, likening him to such venerated literary fantasists as Jules Verne, Wells, and J. R. R. Tolkien." -People magazine The fourth book in James Gurney's best-selling Dinotopia series transports readers to an enthralling world of art, science, exploration, and invention, where humans and dinosaurs live peacefully together. Dinotopia Guide Return to James Gurney's Dinotopia A Travelers Guide Characters Locales Dinotopia Map Dinotopia Dinosaurs Dinotopian Games Sample Pages About James Gurney James Gurney's Art James Gurney Video Endorsements Tour Schedule James Gurney's Blog In the spirit of Marco Polo and Gulliver's Travels , Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara recounts the journal entries and adventures of explorer Arthur Denison and dinosaur Bix as they explore the exotic eastern realm of James Gurney's Dinotopia. * A visual masterpiece featuring more than 100 works of breathtaking new art, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara joins the original Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time and Gurney's two other series creations, Dinotopia: The World Beneath and Dinotopia: First Flight , in exploring a fully rendered world, complete with its own language, geographic locations and history, and confluence of cultures and characters. * The original Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time achieved New York Times best-seller status, translated in 18 languages in more than 30 countries and inspiring an Emmy Award-winning television miniseries. * Gurney is the recipient of seven Chesley Awards from the Association of Fantasy Artists, two Hugo Awards from the World Science Fiction Convention, and Best of Show from the Art Director's Club. His art currently appea
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40643
- Title
- Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
- Author
- Gurney, James
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1878685236
- ISBN 13
- 9781878685230
- Publisher
- Turner Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Children's Lit Dinosaurs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Lit;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
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New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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