The Naked Ape: A Zoologist’s Study of the Human Animal.
by Morris, Desmond
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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Desmond Morris was born in Wiltshire in 1928. He became curator of mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. He was already the author of some fifty scientific papers and seven books before completing The Naked Ape in 1967, which was to sell over 10 million copies throughout the world and be translated into almost every known language. He has made many television programs and films on human and animal behaviour. He is also an accomplished artist.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3627
- Title
- The Naked Ape: A Zoologist’s Study of the Human Animal.
- Author
- Morris, Desmond
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- The Naked Ape first edition, Desmond Morris first edition, signed, inscribed first edition
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