The Naked Ape; A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
by Morris, Desmond
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1967, book of the month club edition. (hardcover) 252pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Book Club Edition. 8vo. Green cloth boards; lettering in white and light-green to spine. BOMC Unblemished; tight, bright, and clean..
Synopsis
Desmond Morris was born in Wiltshire in 1928. He became curator of mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. He was already the author of some fifty scientific papers and seven books before completing The Naked Ape in 1967, which was to sell over 10 million copies throughout the world and be translated into almost every known language. He has made many television programs and films on human and animal behaviour. He is also an accomplished artist.
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- Seller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 119436
- Title
- The Naked Ape; A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
- Author
- Morris, Desmond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Biology, Natural Science, Zoology
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
- Fine
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