Copyright © 2006 by David Standish

 

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Standish, David.

Hollow earth : the long and curious history of imagining strange lands, fantastical creatures, advanced civilizations, and marvelous machines below the earth’s surface / David Standish.—1st Da Capo Press ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

eISBN : 978-0-306-81638-3

PN3433.6.S73 2006

809.3’8762—dc22

2006011035

 

First Da Capo Press edition 2006
First Da Capo Press paperback edition 2007

 

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