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A collection of esoteric texts and printed curiosities that challenge conventional ways of seeing, knowing and making sense of the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-leviathans-by-tim-dinsdale-1976-signed","title":"THE LEVIATHANS by Tim Dinsdale [1976] - SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003eFutura Publications, London, 1976 | Softcover, 247pp | 12 × 18 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e**Signed by Tin Dinsdale on the title page**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cult entry in the literature of the unexplained. Tim Dinsdale - engineer, explorer and the most committed of Loch Ness investigators - extends his search for monsters beyond Scotland’s mythic waters. From Norway’s frozen lakes to the depths of the Pacific, \u003ci\u003eThe Leviathans\u003c\/i\u003e catalogues global sightings of mysterious aquatic creatures with a meticulous, almost devotional zeal. 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