In the Shadow of Man
by Goodall, Jane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Very Good
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Book Club Associates, 1971. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Field study on the Chimpanzee. Illustrated with B&W and Colour Photos by Hugo Van Lawick. Endpapers illustrated with Family Trees of Various Chimps. Green cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on Black Ground to spine. 256 Pages, 790g, 9" Tall. Previous owner's Bookplate on back of ffep. No other inscriptions. Small spots of browning on page edges. Jacket has some wear at top edge of spine with tiny bits missing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Synopsis
World-renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall’s account of her life among the wild chimpanzees of Gombe is one of the most enthralling stories of animal behavior ever written. Her adventure began when the famous anthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey suggested that a long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild might shed light on the behavior of our closest living relatives. Accompanied by only her mother and her African assistants, she set up camp in the remote Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania. For months the project seemed hopeless; out in the forest from dawn until dark, she had but fleeting glimpses of frightened animals. But gradually she won their trust and was able to record previously unknown behavior, such as the use—and even the making— of tools, until then believed to be an exclusive skill of man. As she came to know the chimps as individuals, she began to understand their complicated social hierarchy and observed many extraordinary behaviors, which have forever changed our understanding of the profound connection between humans and chimpanzees. In the Shadow of Man is “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements” (Stephen Jay Gould) and a vivid, essential journey of discovery for each new generation of readers.
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- Seller
- Cornish Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 015964
- Title
- In the Shadow of Man
- Author
- Goodall, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- NATURE/ANIMALS/PRIMATES/CHIMPANZEE
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- Nature;
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