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The Emergence of Man
by Pfeiffer, John E
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
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About This Item
New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Harper & Row, NY,1969, First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Poor Vinage Dust Jacket, unclipped, now protected in archival sleeve. Black full cloth with silver titles to spine, pictorial endpapers showing man's evolution, 104 black/white photos and 245 maps and diagrams. Clean, unmarked, tight and solid volume with faint wear to corners. Internals faintly toned, completely clean and unmarked, no creasing. A 'controversial' classic in anthropology, the author explores the dead and living evidence of human evolution, the use of tools, cranial size issues, and much more, relating it all to modern human society and the nature of modern Man. 477 pages with bibliography and index. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. 1969, Harper & Row, New York, Evanston, and London
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027467
- Title
- The Emergence of Man
- Author
- Pfeiffer, John E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York, Evanston, and London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- EVOLUTION FOSSILS NEANDERTHALS PRIMATES ARCHAEOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY ABORIGINES CAVE ART CRO-MAGNON MAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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