Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A lovely first printing of the first edition in unblemished condition, housed in a Fine dust-jacket that has a few soil marks.

In Next, Michael Crichton updates his most famous work, Jurassic Park, by imagining a future in which a genetically modified dinosaur threatens to destroy civilization.

In a future where genetic engineering has advanced to the point that dinosaurs are no longer just entertainment but a real threat to human existence, Dr. Alan Grant, the protagonist of the original Jurassic Park, is called upon to help save the world again. Along with his new friend, a velociraptor named Ellie, Grant travels to a secret government lab where he and the scientists working there are endeavoring to create a new breed of dinosaur that is safe to be around. But when the lab is raided by mercenaries, the dinosaurs escape and a terrifying battle for survival ensues.; 8vo; 431 pages.