CLARK, W. E. LE GROS, F. R. S.

History of the Primates: Second Edition (1950) an Introduction to the Study of Fossil Man

London: British Museum, 1950. Second Edition. Softcover. Cover is wraps. 2nd edition, 1950 printing with 117 pages. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 40 b/w drawings. Some of the chapters are: Evidence of Fossils; Bones and Teeth; Athropoid Apes; Earliest Primates; "Pithecanthopus"; Neanderthal Man; Homo Sapiens in late Palaeolithic Times. Still includes the fraudulent 'Piltdown Man' as a true, ancient specimen of human evolution. ; B&W Illustrations; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; 117 pages; Softcover has 1" cover separation at head and heel of spine. Some shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing, sunning. Shadow of former owner's name, in pencil, on front end paper.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 1359

Catalogue: Fossil Hunting

Keywords: Anthropology; Human Anatomy; Human Evolution; Evolution; Primates; Apes; Monkeys; Lemurs; Wildlife; Madagas Fossils; Paleoanthropology; W.E. Le Gros Clark; British Museum; Animals Education Science