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Dinosaurs: A Celebration           Trade Paperback Lot
A Dinosaur enthusiasts dream treasure trove of dinosaur information and illustrations.  Awesome!!

Dinosaurs: A Celebration is an authentic, fully illustrated book exploring the world of pre-history’s most fascinating creatures. From the diminutive Troodon to the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dinosaurs: A Celebration tells the story of these awesome beasts in all their glory.

Dinosaurs: A Celebration (1992) Trade Paperback Lot contains:Dinosaurs: A Celebration – Volume One
Cover by: Kevin Walker (Tyrannosaurus Rex)

In “Terrible Claws and Tyrants”, With sickle-bladed talons ans steak knife teeth, the carnivorous dinosaurs were the scourge of the Mesozoic Era. “Terrible Claws and Tyrants” tells the story of these killers – from the little Troodon, the most advanced of all the dinosaurs, to the awesome and dangerous Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Features:
Dinosaur Evolution – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Steve White.
What makes a Dinosaur – Text: Mike Howgate.
Order: Herrerrasauria – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Una Fricker.
Order: Ceratosauria & The “Coelurosauria” – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Una Fricker.
Comic Story – Writer: Graham Marks. Artist: Geoff Senior. Letterer: Ellie de Ville.
Order: Carnosaura – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Una Fricker.
Comic Story – Writer: Euan Peters. Artist: Richard Dolan. Letterer: Ellie de Ville.
Order: “Deinonychosauria” – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Una Fricker.
Comic Story – Writer: Graham Marks. Artist: John Watkiss. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
Dinosaur Neighbors: Pterosaurs – Text: Dan Abnett. Illustration: Lee Gibbons. Strip Writer: Dan Abnett. Strip Artist: Dermot Power. Letterer: Ellie de Ville.
The Triassic Period – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Lesley Dalton.
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Dinosaurs: A Celebration – Volume Two
Cover by: John Bolton (Oviraptor Philoceratops)

In “Egg Stealers and Earth Shakers”, From the Oviraptor, a bizzarre nest burglar, to gigantic ‘thunder lizard’ such as Geisomosaurus, the largest animal ever to live, “Egg Stealers and Earth Shakers” takes an in-depth look at pre-history’s most unusual inhabitants.

Features:
Lizard-Hipped and Bird Hipped Dinosaurs – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Steve White.
The Dinosaur Family Tree
Order: Oviraptosauria – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Una Fricker.
Comic Story – Writer: Euan Peters. Artist: Andrew Currie. Letterer: Ellie de Ville.
Order: Ornithomimosauria – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Una Fricker.
Comic Story – Writer: Nicholas J. Vince. Artists: Dougie Braithwaite & Garry Leach. Colorist: Euan Peters. Letterer: Ellie de Ville.
Order: Prosauropoda – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Richard Dolan.
Order: Sauropoda – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Richard Dolan.
Comic Story – Writer: Euan Peters. Artist: Chris Foss. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
Dinosaur Neighbors: Crocodilians – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Anthony Williams.
Comic Story – Writer: Euan Peters. Artist: Liam Sharp. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
The Jurassic Period – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Lesley Dalton.
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Dinosaurs: A Celebration – Volume Three
Cover by: Garry Leach (Parasaurolophus Walker!)

In “Boneheads and Duckbills”, Variety is the spice of life, and in dinosaurs such as the bone-headed Pachycephalosaurs and duck-billed Ornithopods, this was especially true. In a bizare and wide variety, these groups produced dinosaurs with six-inch thick skulls, trombone-shaped head crests, and mouths with 1200 teeth, including the Maisaura, the famous ‘Good Mother Lizard’, who showed the world just what great parents the dinosaurs were!

Features:
Hot or Cold-Blooded Dinosaurs? – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Steve White.
Dinosaurs and Birds – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Steve White.
Order: Segnosaura – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Anthony Williams.
Order: “Ancestral Ornithischia” – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Anthony Williams.
Order: Ornithopoda – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Henry Flint.
Comic Story – Writer: Dan Abnett. Artist: Steve Hambridge. Colorist: Euan Peters. Letterer: Jane Smale.
Family: Hadrosauridae – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Lesley Dalton.
Comic Story – Writer: Graham Marks. Artist: Phil Gascoine. Letterer: Jane Smale.
Order: Pachycephalosauria – Text: Dan Abnett. Illustration: Lee Gibbons.
Comic Story – Writer: Graham Marks. Artist: Luis Rey. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
Dinosaur Neighbors: Mammals – Text: Mike Howgate.
Comic Story – Writer: John Freeman. Artist: John Higgins. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
The Cretaceous Period – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Lesley Dalton.
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Dinosaurs: A Celebration – Volume Four
Cover by: Richard Dolan (Triceratops Horridus)

In “Horns And Heavy Armor”, Not all plant-eating dinosaurs were placid and timid. Equipped with a plethora of plates, horns frills, they were powerful fighters, formidable opponents in the struggle for survival in a prehistoric world. Some of these Mesozoic tanks even had armored eyebrows!

Features:
Order: Ancestral Thyreophora – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Richard Barker.
Order: Ankylosauria – Text: Dan Abnett. Illustration: Henry Flint.
Comic Story – Writer: Nicholas J. Vince. Artists: John McCrea. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
Order: Stegosauria – Text: Dan Abnett. Illustration: Richard Dolan.
Comic Story – Writer: Dan Abnett. Artists: Kev Hopgood. Letterer: Debbie Tate.
Order: Ceratopsia – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Richard Dolan.
Comic Story – Writer: Dan Abnett. Artists: Colin MacNeil. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
Dinosaur Neighbors: Sea Reptiles – Text: Steve White. Illustration: Lesley Dalton.
Comic Story – Writer: Nicholas J. Vince. Artists: Andy Lanning. Letterer: Caroline Steeden.
The Death of the Dinosaurs – Text: Mike Howgate. Illustration: Brian Williamson & Lee Gibbons.
“The Thing About Dinosaurs” – Text: Dan Abnett. Illustration: Steve White.
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Trade Paperback lot contains: Dinosaurs: A Celebration (1992) Volumes #1-4. Marvel Comics / Epic Comics

Trade Paperbacks are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Marvel Comics / Epic Comics
Publication Date: 1992
Format per paperback: FC, 52 pages, PB, 10.25″ x 6.5″
ISBN-10: 0871359049 (Book #1) 0871359057 (Book #2) 0871359243 (Book #3) 0871359251 (Book #4)
ISBN-13: 9780871359049 (Book #1) 9780871359056 (Book #2) 9780871359247 (Book #3) 9780871359254 (Book #4)

Collectible Entertainment note: Trade Paperbacks 1,2,3,4 are in Very Fine condition.  Beautiful Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Dinosaur collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Highly Recommended.

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