Jonathan Cape 1963. FIRST UK EDITION, super octavo, light brown buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained pink, xli + 724pp + xxi index to rear, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to baords, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, errata slip to full title page, moderate occasional underlining to text in pencil)

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Title: The Origin of Races
Author: COON, CARLETON S
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape 1963
Keywords: first UK editions anthropology evolution primates human humans

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Errata: Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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....