CAVERNS, CAULDRONS, AND CONCEALED CREATURES (First Edition) : A Study of Subterranean Mysteries in History, Folklore, and Myth

Mott, Wm. Michael

ISBN 10: 0971316627 / ISBN 13: 9780971316621

Published by TGS Publishing - Hidden Mysteries, Frankston, Texas, 2002

About this Item

318 pages: 5.5 x 8.25 in.: KB#018540: LIKE-NEW, UNOPENED, UNREAD, Condition. This is the FIRST EDITION of this popular book. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains 318 pp plus 28 pages of Color Inserts. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. This is a recent reprint, by TGS Publishing, of the original first edition of this book. "This is the first book of its kind in terms of truly going in-depth to examine the striking similarities between folklore, religious, mythic, "new age", fictional, and first-hand witness or historical accounts of cryptid and reptilian figures. Drawing from scientific facts, folklore, comparative mythology, and anecdotal sources, it is demonstrable that the structure of our planet, the history of our species, the underlying truths disguised as our myths, legends, folklore and " pop culture " imagery, are not quite what we have been led to believe. The Earth itself is much more stratified and complex in structure than we have realized, and our species has perhaps experienced, through the ages, encounters and conflicts with "others", non-human intelligences or beings of various types who have seldom been our friends. Memories and accounts of these encounters have come down to us in the form of folklore and mythology, often viewed with superstitious terror or awe through the conditioned lenses of religions, religious interpretation or "folk traditions". Such encounters are continuing today." : Color Illustrations. Seller Inventory # 018540

Bibliographic Details

Title: CAVERNS, CAULDRONS, AND CONCEALED CREATURES ...

Publisher: TGS Publishing - Hidden Mysteries, Frankston, Texas

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft Cover

Illustrator: Illustrated by William Michael Mott

Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition: First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Please purchase the authorized 3rd edition of this book, from Grave Distractions Publications, instead of this one. The authorized edition is more complete, better priced, and is produced with the author's permission.  You can find it on Amazon for about 15-16 dollars, and for even less in electronic format.  This book on this page is being produced in violation of U.S. Copyrights on file, and the Berne Convention.  Thanks --W.M. Mott

See amazon.com/Caverns-Cauldrons-Concealed-Creatures-Subterranean/dp/0982912870/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

The first edition was actually published in January of 2001, so this publisher is lying about the publication date of 2010.  Please do not put money in his pocket.  He has been told to cease and desist publication as he is violating the author's copyright.  Please purchase the 3rd Expanded Edition instead.

About the Author:

Wm. Michael Mott has been Creative Director for a national toy and manufacturing company, a high-performance software company, the Art Director for a city newspaper, and has worked as an artist/designer for Fortune 500 companies, as well as for an NSF Engineering Research Center and for a variety of freelance clients such as book and magazine publishers.

He is also a freelance artist and writer, and writes both fiction and non-fiction. His artwork and writing have appeared or been featured in many publications, such as Computer Graphics World Magazine, Computer Artist, IEEE Computer, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Syllabus Magazine, PHOTO/Electronic Imaging, DRAGON Magazine, FATE, NEXUS, World Explorer, Undaunted Press, Lost Continent Library Magazine, Planetary Stories, and elsewhere. He has created artwork and graphic design for mass-market book covers, posters, brochures, packaging, CD-ROM covers and art collections, and digital/web-based media, and has won several design awards, from regional Advertising Federation awards for printed material, to awards for web site graphics and design. His artwork has been featured in the exhibition "In Dreams Awake: Art of Fantasy" at the Olympia and York Gallery, NYC, 1988; at the 1987 World Fantasy Con, Con*stellation, the DragonCon 2001 art show, several one-man exhibits, and digital galleries in various venues.

He also researches and writes on Fortean, folklore, and comparative religion, and paranormal topics. He is available for contract illustration and design work, particularly book cover artwork, maps, and interior illustration, or creative writing projects.

Softcover - 5 1/4 x8 1/4 inch 315 pages - Illustrated and 28 pages of color inserts