London: Collins, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy has light foxing to the closed page edges and prelims, a small pen name and is otherwise in very nice condition. Thje jacket has a small tide mark. Jane Goodall's account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees in Tanzania in the 1960s. She is the founder of the Gombe Stream Research Centre in Tanzania and the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation.

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World-renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall’s account of her life among the wild chimpanzees of Gombe is one of the most enthralling stories of animal behavior ever written. Her adventure began when the famous anthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey suggested that a long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild might shed light on the behavior of our closest living relatives. Accompanied by only her mother and her African assistants, she set up camp in the remote Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania. For months the project seemed hopeless; out in the forest from dawn until dark, she had but fleeting glimpses of frightened animals. But gradually she won their trust and was able to record previously unknown behavior, such as the use—and even the making— of tools, until then believed to be an exclusive skill of man. As she came to know the chimps as individuals, she began to understand their complicated social hierarchy and observed many extraordinary behaviors, which have forever changed our understanding of the profound connection between humans and chimpanzees. In the Shadow of Man is “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements” (Stephen Jay Gould) and a vivid, essential journey of discovery for each new generation of readers.

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Bookseller: The Secret Bookshop (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 029141
Title: In the Shadow of Man
Author: Goodall, Jane
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0002113570
ISBN 13: 9780002113571
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1971
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: nat his

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