Dragon Book

Dragon Book: n.  The classic text "Compilers
   Principles, Techniques and Tools", by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi,
   and Jeffrey D.  Ullman (Addison-Wesley 1986; ISBN 0-201-10088-6),
   so called because of the cover design featuring a dragon labeled
   `complexity of compiler design' and a knight bearing the lance
   `LALR parser generator' among his other trappings.  This one is
   more specifically known as the `Red Dragon Book' (1986); an earlier
   edition, sans Sethi and titled "Principles Of Compiler Design"
   (Alfred V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman; Addison-Wesley, 1977; ISBN
   0-201-00022-9), was the `Green Dragon Book' (1977).  (Also `New
   Dragon Book', `Old Dragon Book'.)  The horsed knight and the
   Green Dragon were warily eying each other at a distance; now the
   knight is typing (wearing gauntlets!) at a terminal showing a
   video-game representation of the Red Dragon's head while the rest
   of the beast extends back in normal space.  See also {{book
   titles}}.