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TEMPLAR (2008), Hardcover, 46 pages. Hardcover, 48 pages. 6 11/16 x 8 1/4". Includes paper novelties (sundry flaps, booklets, and gatefolds), a lavish cover with foil, embossing and glittery jewels, and an elegant tassel dangling from the spine.
Description
Readers are invited into the fascinating world of Giants, including solving the mysteries of what a Giant keeps in his sack, Giant costume and clothing, the life cycle of Giants and the mindboggling evidence of Giants that can be found today in landscape features around the world. Meet the world's most famous Giants, including Goliath, Gogmagog, Polyfemus, and the 9'3" Child of Hale. A fascinating and beautifully presented volume not to be missed!
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LibraryThing member CChristophersen
The artwork is wonderful and fitting of the title. The layout is in a scrapbook style. It tells many things that you would like to know about giants. Their history, life cycles, clothing, stories and evidence of their existance. A page turner for anyone interested in giants.
LibraryThing member mrsdanaalbasha
I absolutely LOVE this book! The art, the myths, seem so real, so convincing! Th names, the stories are stuck in my mind!
LibraryThing member mrsdanaalbasha
I absolutely LOVE this book! The art, the myths, they seem so real, so convincing! Th names, the stories are stuck in my mind!
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46 p.; 8.35 inches
ISBN
184011648X / 9781840116489
Local notes
Reveals the natural history of the secret race of giants, presented by the Order of the Golden Quills, an ancient collective of various species (elves, dwarves, fairies etc).
Signed by the author and lined 'From shale and chalk, we wake and walk'.
Signed by the author and lined 'From shale and chalk, we wake and walk'.
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