THE HUMAN ZOO
by Morris, Desmond
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good to Near Fine
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dell, 1971. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback; Dell 3913; the author of "The Naked Ape" takes a look at how the human animal fits in our modern technological culture in light of our biological heritage. First Printing of the First Dell Edition. Text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned in pictorial wrappers showing reading crease, little other surface or edgewear.
Synopsis
Morris looks closely at the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002835
- Title
- THE HUMAN ZOO
- Author
- Morris, Desmond
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good to Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION, SOCIOLOGY, BIOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Science; Miscellaneous;
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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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Canandaigua, New York
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About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Tight
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- Wrappers
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- First Edition
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- Mass Market
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- Fine
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