wyszukanych pozycji: 33
Cryptozoology: Science & Speculation
ISBN: 9781930585157 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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115,90 zł |
Bestiarium Cryptozoologicum: Mystery Animals and Unknown Species in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781616460099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This anthology collects 23 classic short stories with cryptozoological themes: unknown species, relict creatures from the past, and strange creatures hidden in dark corners of the globe. Stories include The Jheen, In the Avu Observatory, AEpyornis Island, The Fiend of the Cooperage, The Brazilian Cat, The Killing of the Mammoth, The Spell of the Bird, A Relic of the Pliocene, The Monarch of St. Elias, The Great White Serpent of the Malorli, Alfred Jenkins and the Didi, The Gregosaur of Black Lake, The Death-Trap, Last of the Race, The Air Serpent, The Terror of Blue John Gap, The Horror of...
This anthology collects 23 classic short stories with cryptozoological themes: unknown species, relict creatures from the past, and strange creatures ...
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110,09 zł |
Eight-Legged Marvels: Beauty and Design in the World of Spiders
ISBN: 9781930585409 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Eight-Legged Marvels explores the diversity of colors, shapes, sizes, and behaviors of spiders around the world. Beyond a basic review of the biology of spiders, it offers incentive to think about beauty and design in a fascinating group of animals.
Eight-Legged Marvels explores the diversity of colors, shapes, sizes, and behaviors of spiders around the world. Beyond a basic review of the biology ...
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115,90 zł |
Boss Snakes: Stories and Sightings of Giant Snakes in North America
ISBN: 9781930585447 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Boss Snakes: Stories and Sightings of Giant Snakes in North America offers a comprehensive collection of tales involving an often overlooked folkloric creature. While recognizing that hoaxes and misidentifications exist, there are stories that might just point to larger-than-expected serpents. Includes a brief guide to our larger native species (and new invasive species) and a state-by-state listing of hundreds of historical and contemporary stories.
Boss Snakes: Stories and Sightings of Giant Snakes in North America offers a comprehensive collection of tales involving an often overlooked folkloric...
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115,90 zł |
The Historical Bigfoot: Early Reports of Wild Men, Hairy Giants, and Wandering Gorillas in North America
ISBN: 9781616464776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 1100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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261,14 zł |
Wulf: Tales of Wolves and Werewolves
ISBN: 9781616460563 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 602 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Wulf is an anthology of 26 classic stories of lupine and lycanthropic creatures. Contemporary media's interest in werewolves is only the latest permutation of the creature's development in literature and the arts. The stories collected here highlight the diverse nature of werewolf fiction, even in the early years. Authors include Algernon Blackwood, George MacDonald, Bernard Capes, Saki, and many more.
Wulf is an anthology of 26 classic stories of lupine and lycanthropic creatures. Contemporary media's interest in werewolves is only the latest permut...
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144,94 zł |
Cetus Insolitus: Sea Serpents, Giant Cephalopods, and Other Marine Monsters in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781930585669 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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115,90 zł |
Out of the Sand: Mummies, Pyramids, and Egyptology in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781930585584 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Twenty classic stories of horror, adventure, and mystery with a focus on Egyptology. Stories include The Mummy's Foot (Theophile Gautier), Some Words with a Mummy (Edgar Allan Poe), Lost in a Pyramid (Louisa May Alcott), My New Year's Eve Among the Mummies (Grant Allen), The Ring of Thoth (Arthur Conan Doyle), Lot No. 249 (Doyle), A Professor of Egyptology (Guy Boothby), The Story of Baelbrow (E. and H. Heron), The Mysterious Mummy (Sax Rohmer), The Mummy of Thompson-Pratt (C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne), Mustapha (S. Baring-Gould), The Nemesis of Fire (Algernon Blackwood), Sand (Blackwood), Smith and...
Twenty classic stories of horror, adventure, and mystery with a focus on Egyptology. Stories include The Mummy's Foot (Theophile Gautier), Some Words ...
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115,90 zł |
Wild Palette: Wildlife-Inspired Color Combinations for Creature Modeling, Interior Design, and Artistic Exploration
ISBN: 9781616464899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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127,51 zł |
Botanica Delira: More Stories of Strange, Undiscovered, and Murderous Vegetation
ISBN: 9781616460259 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As a companion anthology to Flora Curiosa, Botanica Delira collects 21 short stories of botanical wonders and horrors, strange plants that delight and sometimes kill. These imaginative flowers and trees (and even one cactus) are a literary outgrowth of newspaper "wonder stories" that purported to describe rare natural marvels. To illustrate this "nature fakery," ten brief newspaper and magazine stories are included, showing the variety of early botanical literary hoaxes, from man-eating plants to electric trees.
As a companion anthology to Flora Curiosa, Botanica Delira collects 21 short stories of botanical wonders and horrors, strange plants that delight and...
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104,28 zł |
A Spectrum Unseen: Invisible Men, Women, and Creatures in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781616460013 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A Spectrum Unseen collects 14 short stories and 2 novellas dealing with invisible people and creatures in classic science fiction and fantasy. Included are H. G. Well's The Invisible Man, and such stories as The Crystal Man, The Horla, The Gift of Fernseed, The Face of Air, Sister Hannah, and more.
A Spectrum Unseen collects 14 short stories and 2 novellas dealing with invisible people and creatures in classic science fiction and fantasy. Include...
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121,71 zł |
Invertebrata Enigmatica: Giant Spiders, Dangerous Insects, and Other Strange Invertebrates in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781930585652 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Invertebrata Enigmatica collects thirty classic sci-fi/fantasy short stories involving strange invertebrates. From giant arachnids to intelligent insects, the stories explore imaginative worlds where human meets bug (and bug might just win...). Some stories are well-known, others are rarely reprinted. They include: The Sphinx, The Blue Beetle: A Confession, The Strong Spider, The Queen of the Bees, The Crab Spider, A Moth-Genus Novo, The Purple Emperor, The Messenger, The Captivity of the Professor, The Valley of the Spiders, The Ash-Tree, The Great White Moth, The Green Spider, The Empire of...
Invertebrata Enigmatica collects thirty classic sci-fi/fantasy short stories involving strange invertebrates. From giant arachnids to intelligent inse...
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115,90 zł |
Shadows from a Veiled Creation: Classic Tales of Supernatural Fiction in the Christian Tradition
ISBN: 9781930585263 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This collection of classic supernatural stories ranges from light fantasy to darkly weird, as angels, demons, souls (lost and saved), and a vast spiritual landscape are brought to light (or at least to print). The authors of these 44 stories include Daniel DeFoe, James Hogg, George MacDonald, G. K. Chesterton, Mary Wilkins, E. G. Swain, M. R. James, Henry S. Whitehead, Robert H. Benson, and others.
This collection of classic supernatural stories ranges from light fantasy to darkly weird, as angels, demons, souls (lost and saved), and a vast spiri...
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133,33 zł |
Cats of Shadow, Claws of Darkness: Stories of Were-Cats, Ghost Cats, and Other Supernatural Felines
ISBN: 9781616461461 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Spectral felines and were-cats (including were-tigers and were-leopards) are among the furry (and sometimes deadly) creatures in this anthology. Sometimes the feline is only in the mind, but other stories have a more tangible beast. Horror, humor, and fantasy play out in these strange tales of man vs cat. The twenty-two stories included are: The King of the Cats (Thomas Lyttelton), Murtough Murphy's Story (Samuel Lover), The Man-Tiger (H. Wellington Vrooman), The Man at the Next Table (Robert W. Chambers), The Eyes of the Panther (Ambrose Bierce), The Were-Tiger (Sir Hugh Charles Clifford), A...
Spectral felines and were-cats (including were-tigers and were-leopards) are among the furry (and sometimes deadly) creatures in this anthology. Somet...
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115,90 zł |
Varmints: Mystery Carnivores of North America
ISBN: 9781616460198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 686 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Varmints is a cryptozoological survey of mystery carnivore folklore (stories and sightings) in North America. Black panthers, maned felines, giant polar bears, dwarf grizzlies, and many more alleged predators have been reported, though most are dismissed out-of-hand by wildlife officials. Cryptozoology researchers and enthusiasts alike will find cases worth exploring, and some tantalizing leads for future investigation.
Varmints is a cryptozoological survey of mystery carnivore folklore (stories and sightings) in North America. Black panthers, maned felines, giant pol...
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232,09 zł |
Sauria Monstra: Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Other Fossil Saurians in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781930585775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This anthology collects a wide range of early stories involving dinosaurs and other fossil reptilians come back to life. The short stories include The Last of the Vampires, The Lizard, The Monster of Lake LaMetrie, The Slaying of the Plesiosaurus, The Pterodactyl, The Monster of "Partridge Creek," The Diplodocus, The Last Haunt of the Dinosaur, The Great Beast Of Kafue, The Lizard God, The Beast of the Yungas, The Paradise of the Ice Wilderness, The Ancient Horror, and Report on the Status Quo. Also included is Arthur Conan Doyle's classic, The Lost World.
This anthology collects a wide range of early stories involving dinosaurs and other fossil reptilians come back to life. The short stories include The...
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127,51 zł |
About Time: The Forerunners of Time Travel and Temporal Anomalies in Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781930585553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This anthology collects early fifteen stories (1819-1916) that demonstrate time travel, time shifts, and other temporal tampering before the "golden age" of science fiction took time travel stories to heart. Stories include the well-known and sometimes overlooked: Rip Van Winkle, Peter Rugg, Missing One's Coach, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (Poe), The Clock that Went Backward, An Uncommon Sort of Spectre (Mitchell), Newton's Brain, The New Accelerator (H. G. Wells), "Wireless" (Kipling), The Hour-Glass, John Bartine's Watch (Bierce), Phantas (Oliver Onions), Accessory...
This anthology collects early fifteen stories (1819-1916) that demonstrate time travel, time shifts, and other temporal tampering before the "golden a...
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104,28 zł |
Monstrum: Classic Tales of Legendary, Beastly, and Ghastly Creatures
ISBN: 9781616460228 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Monstrum collects twenty classic short stories with myriad monstrous creatures from mythology and darker imaginations. "The Cube" is a precursor of "pod people" science fiction, "The Derelict" is a very different sea monster, while "The Basilisk," "Medusa," and "The Song of the Sirens" give their own versions of mythological beasts.
Monstrum collects twenty classic short stories with myriad monstrous creatures from mythology and darker imaginations. "The Cube" is a precursor of "p...
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115,90 zł |
Anthropologica Incognita: Wild Men, Strange Apes, and Fantastic Races in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISBN: 9781616460006 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Anthropologica Incognita collects twenty classic short stories of wild men, monster apes, weird primates, and strange races. Includes the Story of TsoqelEM, Two Nights in Southern Mexico, Hunting of the Soko, Manmat'ha, A Haunt of the Jinkarras, From a Simian Point of View, Dankwarra: the Isle of Fear, The Depths of Kyamo, No-Man's-Land, The Harbour-Master, Found by the Missing Link, In the Lower Passage, Beyond the Banyans, Back There in the Grass, The Ape-Man, The Missing Link, Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family, Spirit Island, The Horror-Horn, and The Tale of the Abu...
Anthropologica Incognita collects twenty classic short stories of wild men, monster apes, weird primates, and strange races. Includes the Story of Tso...
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115,90 zł |
Stick Insects of the Continental United States and Canada: Species and Early Studies
ISBN: 9781930585232 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Insect collectors, breeders, photographers, and other nature hobbyists will find this book useful when searching for the walkingsticks of North America. The masterful camouflage of stick insects intrigues anyone who is fortunate to find and recognize one in the field. This guide provides data on known regions of inhabitation, host plant preferences, and characters to distinguish the various species. Also included are reprints of classic entomological studies on our native stick insects: systematics, natural history, and behavior.
Insect collectors, breeders, photographers, and other nature hobbyists will find this book useful when searching for the walkingsticks of North Americ...
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104,28 zł |