Roselaar's modest book collection (last pics, more scientific stuff, p.2)

[Roselaar]

I'm not sure this is the right place to post collection threads, even if they're about books instead of dinosaur toys, but others did it before so I'm slavish and uninspired enough to follow their example. 
My dinosaur book collection isn't very big but features some interesting older books, both serious scientific works and children's fare. I bet there's many a retro book to be found here, and maybe a few classics too, though I wouldn't really know because I'm not so much in-the-know about dinosaur books. Though I love good paleo art, I freely admit real hardcore scientific stuff about dinosaurs just isn't for me. 
Let me know if there's any real good books to be found here, or literature considered classic without my knowing about it. 

Let's start off easy:



Various JP related literature, including the awesome Making of Jurassic Park and the almost equally cool JP: Official Movie Souvenir Magazine. The latter contains a list of many dinosaur movies that was particularly useful for tracking them down and adding them to my dinosaur movie collection.  And then there's Jurasshit Park... 



Several National Geographics containing dinosaur articles, plus a WWD booklet and sticker albums, including Panini's classic Prehistoric Animals, the one that came with the miniature landscape and the line of 24 miniature dinosaur figures (see my regular collection thread for details). One of the few sticker albums I completed. That's saying quite a lot, considering I never even completed my JP sticker album. 



Speaking of JP, here's a few Jurassic Park comics. The back row features the four original Dutch issues of the first JP adaptation and the complete TLW adaptation. The rest consists of American comics, including Return to Jurassic Park and Raptor Hijack. I still need a few of these.



Deagostini's Dinosaurus magazine, released around the same time JP hit theaters. I think there's some 48 issues, I got issues 1 though 33 except 30, and 41. The first 18 issues came with parts of a T-Rex model, including a glow-in-the-dark skeleton. Every issue contains a 3-D section, many featuring original Invicta and Carnegie models. There's also interesting comic pages involving dinosaur discoveries.



Some classic literature here, including Jurassic Park and both Lost Worlds. Also the first scientific books in this thread (the German Tiere der Urzeit and Predatory Dinosaurs of the World, of which you'll be seeing more in the future. 

More will follow in the upcoming days/weeks. 

[Libraraptor]

Sometimes I regret having given away those Dinosaurus - magazines. I had collected them all, including the Tyrannosaurus skeleton with covering. But I gave it all away...

[Roselaar]

Sometimes I regret having given away those Dinosaurus - magazines. I had collected them all, including the Tyrannosaurus skeleton with covering. But I gave it all away...

Why would you do that?  Altruism is a good thing, but it's madness when there's dinosaurs involved. 
If you had all of them, can you confirm there were indeed 48 issues? Or were there more?

[Gwangi]

I too wish I kept my Dinosaurs magazines, as well as all my dinosaur and Jurassic Park books, magazines and memorabilia too. All well, great collection!

[Libraraptor]

Sometimes I regret having given away those Dinosaurus - magazines. I had collected them all, including the Tyrannosaurus skeleton with covering. But I gave it all away...

Why would you do that?  Altruism is a good thing, but it's madness when there's dinosaurs involved. 
If you had all of them, can you confirm there were indeed 48 issues? Or were there more?

I had a period when I found all this dinosaur thing too childish for a 20 plus year-old. Our great forum did not exist yet. Or let´s say it in a different way: I was ashamed buying magazines with this childish layout among other magazines such as "Metal Hammer"... ;-)
I gave them in good hands, however, I think it was a child in my kin.
Yes, I´m pretty sure there were only 48 issues!

[ITewan]

I have the Dinosaur Magazines, they actually made 108 issues, I have most but are missing a few here and there.

[Libraraptor]

I have the Dinosaur Magazines, they actually made 108 issues, I have most but are missing a few here and there.

108 issues?!

[Roselaar]

I have the Dinosaur Magazines, they actually made 108 issues, I have most but are missing a few here and there.

108 issues?!

I guess over half of them didn't make it to the Netherlands then...  A source on the JPtoys forum informed me there were 52 issues. That would have been my second guess. But 108...

[Roselaar]

Anyone up for seconds? :



Various dinosaur (related) comic albums. In many cases the cover art beats the actual contents, but all of these are rather fun regardless. The two-part Challenger comic is my favorite. It's very faithful to ACD's The Lost World.



Random lot of various types of dinosaur literature. The poster magazine is pretty cool, on the one hand providing scientifically accurate information while on the other delivering kick-ass posters. Too bad the one pictured on the cover is so ugly, that's just not how a Theropod ought to look like when seen from up front... 



Close-up of some of the more interesting titles in the back row of the previous picture. One of them is written in Arabic, and like all such texts reads the opposite way, from right to left. Too bad I don't understand what it says.
There's also a dinosaur comic magazine there, which couples very heavy, dry paleontology with cool comic stories about dinosaur behavior. To my knowledge only two issues ever made it to the Dutch press. I haven't found the first issue yet.



Three awesome books: a deliciously retro but extensive school book for kids, a fascinating big book about Walking With Beasts and a simply stunning book about Pterosaurs and other prehistoric flying reptiles, containing some of the best paleo art I have ever set eyes upon. The latter I can fully recommend to anybody interested in Pterosaurs, though like most of my books, it may be outdated.

[CityRaptor]

I think I have a German version of "The Flying Dinosaurs" called "Giganten der Lüfte"

The Theropod on the Poster Magazin reminds me a bit of Godzilla.

I have the Dinosaur Magazines, they actually made 108 issues, I have most but are missing a few here and there.

108 issues?!

I guess over half of them didn't make it to the Netherlands then...  A source on the JPtoys forum informed me there were 52 issues. That would have been my second guess. But 108...

Indeed there are 104 Issues, with 104 being the Index Issue. I stopped at 46 back then, but returned at 93, I think. I have since then managed to track down the rest and complete the collection.

[Roselaar]

Indeed there are 104 Issues

Oh my! I think I won't bother trying to complete my collection then, considering I'm quite sure half of them didn't make it to the Dutch market. I like them, but I rarely read them and I have little room for them.
That said, this does kinda give you the responsibility of finding out just which dinosaur figures were used for the 3D pictures, doesn't it?  I know they used a lot of Carnegie and Invicta figures in issues 18 through 30, but I'd love to know what else they might have appropriated for those.

[Libraraptor]

I think I have a German version of "The Flying Dinosaurs" called "Giganten der Lüfte"

What a stupid and misleading translation. Firstly, there were no real giants among the flying dinosaurs, secondly "Flugsaurier" is a term used for Quetzalcoatlus and kin, not for feathered dinosaurs. I do not like it when someone says "Ja, die Flugsaurier" after I said that birds are dinosaurs.

[Roselaar]

Up next: Dinosaur pop-up books! Everybody loves those, eh? 



Creatures of Long Ago: Dinosaurs is simply stunning and among my very favorite books. I really couldn't help myself taking pics of its contents, for those of you who are interested. I can't imagine the work that went into designing this one. Unfortunately I didn't take extra shots of all the interactive pieces of the book, but it still looks extraordinary.





The Brachiosaurus' neck usually stands more upright, but I couldn't display the book to accommodate this in the picture.



The hind Triceratops unfortunately is slightly damaged so it doesn't stand upright as much as it should. The Ankylosaurus can raise its tail upwards: friggin' awesome!



This one is just unbelievably cool: opening the page actually makes it appear the Dromaeosaurus jumps at the Parasaurolophus. How did they ever accomplish that...





I know there's another dinosaur book in this series. So far no luck in tracking it down. Hope to in the future. I bet it's worth it as much as this one. Anybody got a title for me, don't hesitate to let me know! 

[Himmapaan]

WANT the pop-up book!

[Roselaar]

WANT the pop-up book!

Then this might prove helpful  :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creatures-Long-Ago-Dinosaurs-Action/dp/0870447238/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342624363&sr=1-1

[Himmapaan]

Thank you!

[Roselaar]

And here's some more books:



Kid's stuff. Fun, but nothing special.



More children's fare, as well as some souvenir magazines from old Dutch prehistoric exhibitions. Some good memories here. And Dinosaur Origami. Never got around to master that particular art. 



Various. Scientific, and less scientific. The First Fossil Hunters I can very much recommend! Great read, interesting stuff about ancient fossil collectors and mythological explanations. Quite obvious if you come to think of it, but an overlooked part of paleontology.
And then there's Dinotopia. Undoubtedly known to many of you. The artwork is magnificent!



Cover art of Dinotopia. This picture does not do it justice.

[Libraraptor]

Ah, "WAS IST WAS" is "Hoe en waarom" in the Netherlands, funny!

[Roselaar]

Ah, "WAS IST WAS" is "Hoe en waarom" in the Netherlands, funny!

Translated in English as 'how and why', while the German phrase literally means 'what is what'. All the same sort of meaning though.

[tyrantqueen]

What kinda book is feiten over dieren uit vroegere tijden? The artwork on the front looked interesting, very retro And I loooooooove retro style.