Cover illustrations: 1. Steampunk dragon, collection Ann Howey, courtesy of KC Kratt Photography; 2. Queen Victoria wearing a grotesque serpent headrests from a 19th-C. Punch cartoon, collage by Marie-Luise Kohlke; 3. Image from Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights. Hathi Trust, original held by Penn State University; 4. Pistol, Slavernijcollectie Tropenmuseum, (delpher.nl); 5. Hail to the Chief Chorus sheet music, by Sanderson; 6. Holotype of Marocaster coronatus, photography by Didier Descouens; 7. The Last Voyage by Mason Jackson (The Illustrated London News: Christmas Number, December 1876, Nos. 1951, 1952, Vol. LXIX); 8. Teacup.
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