About this title: "New Yorker" staff writer Weschler explores an odd museum and its eccentric curator to expand on the "slight slippage" he finds between pure wonder and skeptical confusion. Includes b&w drawings.
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Description: Very Good. 0679764895 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Description: Very Good. 0679764895 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679764892ISBN:0679764895
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1996-12-01
ISBN-13:9780679764892ISBN:0679764895
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780679764892. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books; Random House, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780679764892ISBN:0679764895
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 168 pp., illus. (some col. ), bib. notes; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Writing with great style and humor, Weschler guides the readers through the Museum of Jurassic Technology and through the mind of its curator, David Wilson, a man of unusual imagination who mounts exhibits such as spore-inhaling ants, bats deploying ultraviolet frequencies, peach-pit carvings, and other exhibits that seem the manifest definition of bizarre. Illustrations. "-Publisher. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: Near Fine/VG+ Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Nice on Toast, and other Marvels of Jurassic Technology. 163 pp. SIGNED by author on bookplate affixed to half-title page. Appears unread. Couple of small spots affecting very edge of first four pages. jacket lightly rubbed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: As New in Fine jacket. Signed by Author First Edition First Printing. 1995. An advance review copy signed by the author on the title page on March 11, 1997 with the review materials still laid in---announcing a reading and lecture tour in the Los Angeles area. A handsome copy in fine condition with an equally impressive D/J now preserved in a BrodArt protective covering. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Later Printing. NF/NF. Hardcover, quarter cloth with gilt titles, DJ, 163 pp, color and b&w illustrations, slight edgewear, else a clean and crisp copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 163 pp., illus. (some col. ), bib. notes; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Writing with great style and humor, Weschler guides the readers through the Museum of Jurassic Technology and through the mind of its curator, David Wilson, a man of unusual imagination who mounts exhibits such as spore-inhaling ants, bats deploying ultraviolet frequencies, peach-pit carvings, and other exhibits that seem the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1995-10-10
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: Like New. First edition, first printing. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Black paper boards. 163 pp.; b/w and color illustrations. A nice, near fine copy in like jacket. A writer for the New Yorker, Weschler has a knack for finding fascinating, weird people and drawing out their stories. David Wilson and his Museum of Jurassiac Technology is one such bizarre and wonderful tale. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 163 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. First printing. SIGNED twice, once by the author, and once by David Wilson, the founder of the Museum of Jurassic Technology and the subject of the book. Weschler's signature is on the title page, inscribed to the previous owner with the words, "Nothing is too wonderful to be true, " and dated 1996. Mr. Wilson's signature is on the half-title page and it is inscribed to the same previous owner and dated June 1998. Small remainder mark ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1995-10-10
ISBN-13:9780679439981ISBN:0679439986
Description: New in New jacket. Stated first edition. BRAND NEW with very light foxing to upper page edges only and a remainder mark to top page edges. A hint of shelfwear to dustjacket. Almost pristine! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 11/26/1996
ISBN-13:9780679764892ISBN:0679764895
Description: Fair. 0679764895 Acceptable softcover, covers edge worn and curled on edges and corners; binding tight; covers and pages water waffled. read more
"I can't help but think this would have been better in a shorter format, like a magazine article. (There seems to a lot of padding here.) Still, it's an intriguing look at a very odd little museum."
"I visited this museum in L.A. a few years ago, and didn't know what had hit me! But reading this book about it brought back all the fond memories, and also proved very educational. I am a fan of the weird, wacky and wonderful, and if you are too you'd love the Museum of Jurassic Technology. But if you're too far away, I recommend hunting down this book and getting a glimpse of what it's all about instead."
"Eager to read this after visiting the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, Los Angeles, CA, I found it set of at a great pace, supplementing much of what I saw (and didn't see) with needed detail. The book offered much detail at the front about the eccentric Mr. Wilson, the history of the Wunderkammern and the weird exhibits at the MJT. However, toward the end, with the increased usage of confusing, often non-sequitorial, end-notes, I lost interest. I am glad I read the book, but would have preferred to leave the memory of the MJT to stand alone as a singular curiosity."
"A very interesting read. I half thought the whole place was a hoax until I was able to go there myself. Still it felt a little cheap going there because I had read the book. I just ended up viewing the whole experience in a detached kind of way. Anyway, I recommend the book."
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