The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
by Desmond Morris
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
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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- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1692185163GEO
- Title
- The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
- Author
- Desmond Morris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Date Published
- 1967
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