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The Education of Koko
by Francine Patterson, Eugene Linden
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0030461014
- ISBN 13
- 9780030461019
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1981 Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., New York. 1981. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bottom edge shelfwear. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($15.95); small closed tears on top edge; slight browning of jacket top and bottom edges, scratch on front panel. Cream boards with maroon cloth overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 224 pp 8vo. This book chronicles the author's nine years as Koko the gorilla' s dedicated teacher and surrogate mother. It is the first full report on the most far-reaching ape language experiment yet conducted and the only one with a gorilla. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005717
- Title
- The Education of Koko
- Author
- Francine Patterson, Eugene Linden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0030461014
- ISBN 13
- 9780030461019
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- gorilla, Koko the gorilla, ape language experiment, animal psychology, education, animal training, animal education, behavioral sciences, human abilities, animal abilities, gorillas and apes, chimps, primitive languages,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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