Gone' (1941), 'Prehistoric Wonders', (1942), 'Lost World' (1948), and 'From the Prehistoric Deep' (1949).      Other adventure and science fantasy books, delving into prehistoric themes, were written for Czech children during the German occupation.  Burian's artistry was also featured in books written by Zdenek Spinar, 'Life Before Man' (1981), and Josef Wolf, 'The Dawn of Man' (1978).  (Spinar studied under Augusta.  He also collaborated with Burian from 1970 for a decade until Burian's death.)     Burian became such a highly regarded artist, that in the Czech Republic his paintings are now considered national treasures.  In spite of this,	much of his fine art was stolen from the Burian residence shortly after his death in 1981.      Although Burian's paintings have been reproduced in popular "dinosaur" books over the years, some have been (rather undeservedly) subjected to criticism.  For instance, Gregory Paul states in his 'Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide' (1988, p. 345) that "Burian's often reproduced T. rex has a badly dwarfed head and lipless teeth - it is not good at all".      Also, it is not currently believed that sauropod dinosaur genera could submerge themselves as Burian restored the Brachiosaurus in a 1941 painting,	featured as Plate 26 in Augusta's 'Prehistoric Animals'.  Undeniably, however, Burian's artistry was uniformly excellent.     It certainly is not possible to give justice here to the numerous "paleoscenes" created by Mr. Burian in this short article.  Instead let's focus briefly on the most successful, if not distinctive, Augusta/Burian collaboration, 'Prehistoric Animals' (translated by Dr. Greta Holt for Spring Books, London). The book showcases a series of paintings that are chronologically arranged "scenes from deep time".      This lavishly presented, innovatively designed book, with pages measuring 13 3/4" by 9 1/2", contained 60 plates,
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