Author: GOULD, CH. (ET.AL.) & M. SMITH (EDITOR),
Title: The Dragon. Orig. edn.
Description: London, Wildwood House, 1977. sm. 4°. Orig. stiff pict. col. glossy wraps. 104pp. Many ills. after line-drawings of which full-page, notes to chapters and appendices. Essay on the Western and Eastern Dragon, including studies of the Serpent and the winged Snake. Appendices present a selection of materials from Classical and Chinese authors, together with later pieces devoted to the medieval and mythical Dragon. A very fine copy.

Keywords: dragons winged serpents history mythology japan china medieval middle ages natural history