Originally published: 2003.
"The Secret and Ancient Society of Dragonologists."
"10th anniversary - celebrate the book that started it all"--Cover.
Folded letter in pocket attached to inside front cover.
"Publishers note: This book purports to be the facsimile of an original published on a print run of 100 copies in 1896, of which a copy was recently found in a bookshop near the Seven Dials in London. Unfortunately the publisher has been unable to ascertain whether a real Dr. Ernest Drake ever lived in St. Leonard's Forest or wrote a book called Dragonology"--Inside front cover.
Dr. Ernest Drake's dragonology : the complete book of dragons : illustrated. ISBN 9781848776975. Published by The Templar Publishing in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.