The Dinosaur Book: The Ruling Reptiles and Their Relatives

The Dinosaur Book: The Ruling Reptiles and Their Relatives published by McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc, NY, 1951. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardbound, No DJ. Size 4to. Condition: Good. Front end paper torn out. Blank bookplate pasted to inside of front cover. Edge & corner wear to boards. Content excellent. This book tells the story of the amphibian and reptilian evolution and was written to supplement the displays of fossil amphibians and reptiles in the American Museum of Natural History but the subject matter is handled in such a way that it may be used by anyone interested in the subject. Written by Edwin H Colbert, Curator of Fossil Reptiles and Amphibians, The American Museum of Natural History and Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology, Columbia University. Illustrated by John C Germann with additional illustrations, previously published, by Charles R Knight and others. 156 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 14414.