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|image = The Doctor Who Illustrated A-Z.jpg | |||
|image=The Doctor Who Illustrated A | |writer = [[Lesley Standring]] | ||
|writer= [[Lesley Standring]] | |cover = | ||
|publisher=W. H. Allen | |publisher = W. H. Allen | ||
|release date= [[19 September (releases)|19 September]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]] | |publisher2 = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardback, 122 pages | |release date = {{il|[[19 September (releases)|19 September]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]] (hardback)|[[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]] (paperback)}} | ||
|isbn=ISBN 0-491-03484-9 | |format = Hardback & paperback, 122 pages | ||
|prev= | |isbn = {{il|ISBN 0-491-03484-9 (hardback)|ISBN 0-426-20299-6 (paperback)}} | ||
|next= | |series = Factual books | ||
}} | |prev = The TARDIS Inside Out | ||
|next = Timeview: The Complete Doctor Who Illustrations of Frank Bellamy | |||
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'''''The Doctor Who Illustrated A-Z''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reference book published by [[W. H. Allen]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Artist [[Lesley Standring]] brings together for the first time in pictorial form some of the most fearsome creatures the Doctor has ever encountered in all of his six lives. | Artist [[Lesley Standring]] brings together for the first time in pictorial form some of the most fearsome creatures [[the Doctor]] has ever encountered in all of his six lives. | ||
In a series of beautifully executed illustrations, many in full colour, she takes us on a journey through time and space, reintroducing us to such memorable monsters as the | In a series of beautifully executed illustrations, many in full colour, she takes us on a journey through [[time]] and [[space]], reintroducing us to such memorable monsters as the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]], and to old friends like [[Romana]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]. | ||
Packed with little known facts and figures, ''The Doctor Who Illustrated A-Z'' forms the definitive illustrated handbook to all the | Packed with little known facts and figures, ''The Doctor Who Illustrated A-Z'' forms the definitive illustrated handbook to all the Doctor’s travels. No ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan can afford to be without it. | ||
== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
* Watercolour illustrations covering in A | * Watercolour illustrations covering in [[A]]-[[Z]] order various references to the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who universe|Universe]] from the beginning up to the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration]] in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' (including ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''). Although one illustration includes the [[Sixth Doctor]] in new costume from ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'' and his attempted strangulation of [[Peri Brown]] is mentioned. | ||
== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* With an identical dust-jacket | * With an identical dust-jacket cover (and internal illustrations) by [[Lesley Standring]] the hardback was priced £8.95 (UK). | ||
* Internal dedication: "To my mum for typing out the manuscript and surviving [[Doctor Who | * Internal dedication: "To my mum for typing out the manuscript and surviving [[Doctor Who Exhibition (Longleat)|Longleat]]." | ||
* The illustrations throughout are grouped and not individually identified, indeed the references for many do not even appear on the same page. | * The illustrations throughout are grouped and not individually identified, indeed the references for many do not even appear on the same page. | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who reference books]] | [[Category:Doctor Who reference books]] | ||
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