The Discovery of Dragons. by Base, Graeme, a.k.a. Rowland W. Greasebeam, B.Sc - 1996

"Read the actual letters of Bjorn of Bromme, a Viking who scrawled his notes on a piece of hide while pillaging Europe in the 9th century; the delicate calligraphy of Soong Mei Ying, who wrote to her father as she traveled the Silk Road in the 13th century; and, finally, the correspondence of Prussian cartographer Dr. E. F. Liebermann, who wrote to his fiancée on the world's first typewriter from the depths of the African jungle. Their entertaining escapades and gripping encounters with dastardly dragons will astound and amuse readers of all ages." Hardcover. 32 pages, color illustrations throughout; 35 cm. Color pictorial dj; fine, gift quality. stock#813/h.