The Story of Man
by Coon, Carleton S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Quarter Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First edition. 8vo. Gray quarter cloth over cranberry boards, with gilt lettering embossed on spine and blind stamp of primitive hunting scene and author's initials on front board, textured endpapers, rough-cut pages, top of text block stained red, illustrated with 32 plates and 54 drawings in black and white, 437 pp. Through this exciting narrative of 50,000 years of growth and evolution, we come to a fresh and fascinating view of what and why we are. Dust jacket slightly dog-eared at top of spine, one small (1/8" x 1/2") chip missing, one ¾" flat tear, two ¼" flat tears, spine slightly sunned, pages slightly tanned, text block clean, sharp and appears gently read. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..
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- Bookseller
- Respectful Exits (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EM-B1207-04
- Title
- The Story of Man
- Author
- Coon, Carleton S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ANTHROPOLOGY EARLY HUMANS SCIENCE EVOLUTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare History; Anthropology;
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Respectful Exits
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts
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- Gilt
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