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Mysterious Animals

Beckensall S. THE SPINDLESTONE DRAGON Stan Beckensall ND Catalogue 48pp Illus VG £3. This is a play, based on a Northumbrian legend, that has been performed by people of all ages. It is rich in story and language.

Binns R. THE LOCH NESS MYSTERY - SOLVED Open 1983 1st Ed Hb 228pp Well illus Dw VG-F £5. A critical analysis of evidence of the monster's existence.

Cunningham G. & Coghlan R. THE MYSTERY ANIMALS OF IRELAND (SIGNED COPY) CFZ 2010 Pb 156pp Illus "As New" £9.99. A guide to mystery animals rumoured to exist throughout Ireland, including Lake Monsters, the Dobharchu or mystery giant otter, Paranormal Animals, the Land Fish, the Barn Creature, Alien Big Cats, Dwarf Wolves, Bizarre Hybrids, The Blood-Sucking Spider and many more. Gary Cunningham has been a keen cryptozoologist from the age of 10, favouring a hands-on approach which has led him to tread the trackless bogs and wilderness of the far west of Ireland, oblivious of mud and rain. He has specialised in investigating the lake monsters of Ireland, leading him to form his own theories. He has collected large amounts of eyewitness testimony. For this book he was also granted access to important manuscript material, which has never been published, from the Leslie family. Ronan Coghlan holds an MA degree from Trinity College, Dublin and the Higher Diploma in Education. He has taught in many schools notably Hawkhurst Court (Sussex) and Rockport (Co. Down). He has a wide number of interests including folklore and legendary history. A fantastic book written by two amazing authors.

Dinsdale T. THE STORY OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER Target 1973 Pb 124pp Pages browning and creases to cover Illus G £3. This book covers various background information about the Monster, hunting the Monster, Morag the Monster of Loch Morar.

Dunkling L. THE MYSTERY OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER Longman 1999 Pamphlet 13pp Illus in colour & b&w VG £3.50. What is a monster? What is a loch? This book answers your questions. Here you can read the real story of Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Scientists think "she" is a creature from the past, but they cannot give us all the answers. This book has photographs and newspaper stories. In Scotland you can buy books, pictures and games about the monster, but is the monster real? What do you think?

Harmsworth A.G. LOCH NESS THE MONSTER Peter Gray (Scotland) Ltd 1985 Booklet 30pp b&w & colour photographs slight creases on front cover and slight foxing on first page o/w G+ £2.50. In 1979 the author with the support and help of research groups and individuals from both sides of the Atlantic, he researched and co-founded the Official Loch Ness Monster Exhibition at Drumnadrochit. During the first year of operation Mr Harmsworth learned a great deal more about the subject, most if it after going into print with an earlier edition of this booklet called Mysterious Monsters of Loch Ness. It came to pass that he had made a number of erroneous deductions and statements. With the flood of information on the monster, past and present, arriving on my desk, I quickly began to see that even some of the better pieces of evidence were less reliable that they seemed initially. I now know that I should have been far more careful in my initial research of the subject as I had misled by the omission of relevant facts crucial to the interpretation of much of the evidence. With the aim of ensuring that this publication does not become outdated as quickly as the last, I have restricted the text to known facts and generalisations although I have tried to show some of the reasoning behind the various identity theories. The exhibition has a more comprehensive display than can be produced in any book. It is also easy , though not inexpensive, to update it to keep abreast of current activities in the loch. Visitors to the exhibition praise its unbiased approach and are surprised at the educational content, covering the loch as a habitat, its fish and invertebrate populations as well as explaining the complexities of sonar interpretation to the layman. The mystery at Loch Ness goes far deeper than you can ever imagine.

Lapseritis J. THE PSYCHIC SASQUATCH AND THEIR UFO CONNECTION Wild Flower Press 1998 Pb 226pp VG £6.50. With all of our technology and our exploration of wilderness areas, why hasn't a Sasquatch been caught? After 40 years of research on these creatures, Jack Lapseritis ("Kewaunee") believes he has the answer. He finds that they are highly psychic, very intelligent and can disappear at will. He points out through documented cases in this book. Evidence is presented from many first-hand accounts that Bigfoot works in conjunction with extraterrestrials, as guards and scouts. This is an astonishing book, written by an experienced field investigator.

Leiterman R. THE BIGFOOT MYSTERY - THE ADVENTURE BEGINS Writers Club Press 2000 1st Ed Pb 246pp Larger format Drawings VG £10. Could Bigfoot exist in the wilds of Northwestern California, or are they just the essence of Folklore and Mythical Legends? What would you do if?... While on a late afternoon hike, along a meandering trail through a cool, misty, ancient redwood forest, you stumble upon a unsuspecting creature. While closely watching the creature, at the bottom of the canyon, you quickly discover that there is something incredibly wrong, that the creature looked too human-like. Within minutes, your tranquil scene quickly turns into one of terror. In your attempt to escape, the confusing scene, the creature detects you and your mystery begins. You begin a journey to answer many confusing questions about your incredible, bone chilling mysterious encounter in the redwoods. Find out how two teens worked through their unbelievable encounter and discovered more than they ever dreamed they would.

Mackal R.P. SEARCHING FOR HIDDEN ANIMALS - AN INQUIRY INTO ZOOLOGICAL MYSTERIES Cadogan Hb 294pp ex-lib book with usual stamps and stickers the book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned Dw Illus figures Maps G+ £18. This book includes such topics as Sea Apes and Northern Sea Cows - Octopus Giganteus Verrill - United States and Canadian Sea Monsters, etc.

Mackal R.P. THE MONSTERS OF LOCH NESS Futura 1976 Pb 387pp Illus G+ £5. Alive after 50 million years: the first complete scientific study and its startling conclusions. The author has researched and taught for 20 years in the biological science division at the University of Chicago. His research projects and publications - first to successfully isolate infectious double-stranded bacteriophage DNA and infect sphereoplasts in a hypotonic environment, successful destruction of biological activity of DNA by denaturation and restoration of infectivity by renaturation etc are impressive testimony that he is a thoroughly experienced research scientist. But of equal import for the Loch Ness investigation is Mackal's Edison-like quality; he sees the previously unseen, he gives a fruitful twist to an ordinary fact, and he imaginatively invents equipment he needs for new jobs.

McEwan G.J. SEA SERPENTS, SAILORS AND SCEPTICS RKP Hb 1978 1st Ed 124pp Illus Dw VG+ £8. An excellent work looking at all aspects of the sea serpent. Includes a useful chronological table of sightings from 1660s until 1976.

O'Neill J.P. THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND SEA SERPENT - AN ACCOUNT OF UNKNOWN CREATURES SIGHTED BY MANY RESPECTABLE PERSONS BETWEEN 1638 AND THE PRESENT DAY Down East books 1999 Pb Larger format 237pp Inscription on first page Illus VG+ £10. This book takes an open-minded look at this unexplained phenomenon, presenting many firsthand accounts and discussing the various theories put forth to explain what people may have actually seen. Whether the creatures might be marine mammals or descendants of pre-historic reptiles or members of some totally new species remains unanswered, but one thing seems clear: most of the sightings have been neither hoax nor mass hallucination. People have indeed seen something unusual in the fertile waters off New England's coast.

Picknett L. THE LOCH NESS MONSTER Pitkin 1993 Booklet 20pp colour & b&w photographs G+ £3.50. For nearly 1,500 years the legend of the Loch Ness Monster has persisted. That there was "something strange in the loch" was accepted as one of life's mysteries by local inhabitants until, in the early 1930s, a Harley Street surgeon took the first photograph of "Nessie". Since then the elusive Monster has been pursued by big game hunters, newspapermen, scientists and of course the inevitable hoaxers. What are we to make of the evidence: of the photographs and sonar "contacts", of the film and video tapes, and of the testimony of the priest who saw "Nessie" face to face? This Guide examines the facts.

Shuker K. THE LOST ARK - NEW AND REDISCOVERED ANIMALS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - WITH A FOREWORD BY GERALD DURRELL HarperCollins 1993 Hb 287pp Illus colour & b/w appendix refs index the book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned Dw VG £8. Scientists and laymen appear to have been peculiarly confident that at the beginning of this century the world had been thoroughly charted and that few, if any, large animals still awaited discovery. Indeed, the days of significant new discovery are still thought by many to have ended abruptly with the scientific unveiling of the okapi in 1901 - and the rediscovery of extinct animals still considered to be as likely as the alchemic conversion of iron into gold. Since then, however, a host of creatures, ranging from pigmy hogs to Komodo dragons and coelacanths, has turned up to contradict this view. This book is devoted to the spectacular zoological discoveries and equally amazing rediscoveries of the 20th century and contains a comprehensive collection of photographs of these species. A fascinating book.

Smith J. BIG FOOT SIGHTINGS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA 2000 Pb 47pp illus Signed by the author VG £3. Do we share our planet with an elusive and undiscovered primate ... that scientist tell us officially doesn't exist... Yet, over the year many reliable witnesses report encountering this half ape, half human creature. If this creature does not exist, then why have some states put Bigfoot on the endangered list? And why in some states are there laws saying any person that kills one will be charged with murder and subject to the same punishment as murder of a human being? Included are Actual documented cases, Eyewitness accounts, Photos, Illustrations, Maps and Exclusive Possible Bigfoot reference in Holy Bible!

The Unexplained Volume 4 - CREATURES FROM ELSEWHERE - Editor Peter Brookesmith Orbis 1984 Pb 94pp Larger format Well illus in colour/b&w VG £6. There are two animals that are not to be found in any zoo but that must be known to almost everyone in the Western world: the Loch Ness monster and the bigfoot (or yeti as it is known in the Himalayas). But how many people have heard of the flying batwoman of Vietnam, the peiste of the Irish loughs or know the full story of the Minnesota Iceman? You will learn all these things in this book - and consider too whether that creature of legend, the werewolf, may not still be alive and well in Europe today. But we are presenting here something more besides: that is not merely a collection of spine chilling tales and outlandish stories - though many reports of 'unknown' animals are far from reassuring and often very bizarre indeed. What these chapters offer are careful examination of the reports and photographs of the creatures, informed speculations about their nature and origins, and, where appropriate, a discussion of the kind of reality such weird entities may inhabit. For in dealing with some of the more extraordinary of these reports, made by reliable witnesses with no apparent desire for notoriety or profit, there often appears to be no alternative explanation for the events described than some kind of parallel reality, some other dimension, from which these creatures inexplicably and elusively emerge, if ever so briefly, into the light of our world.

Woods L. A STORY IN THE SNOW – ENCOUNTERS WITH THE SASQUATCH Galde Press 1997 Pb 1^st Ed 96pp VG £7. Lunetta Woods was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She studied philosophy during her college years at the University of Wisconsin. She currently works at a gem and mineral store and lives with her husband and two sons in a southern Wisconsin farmhouse. Story in the Snow is her first book. Living in a 100-year-old farmhouse in Wisconsin, Woods discovers that Bigfoot not only exists, but is a dimension-travelling shapeshifter. Tracks change from deer or rabbit prints to those of a living giant. Bigfoot is not a missing link, but a powerful, ancient being from the stars! The book describes a Bigfoot named Yesoda and answers age-old questions about these magnificent creatures.

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