THE ANNOTATED LOST WORLD
Book Details + Condition: Wessex Press (Indianapolis, IN). Stated First Edition, 1996. Hardcover. 264 pages. Color illustrated dust cover. Annotated text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World, originally published in 1912. Scholars Roy Pilot and Alvin Rodin add many annotations explaining various aspects of the story and its historical context. Illustrations by numerous artists are featured throughout, including the author, Joseph Clement Coll, Harry Rountree, and more. The story concerns an area in South America where prehistorical animals still survive. Not to be confused with Michael Crichton's 1995 book of the same name, which is also about dinosaurs surviving in the 20th century. In very good condition, with firm binding and a clean interior; dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover.
