264 pp., 240 illustrations, photos and maps, 100 in color. Fine except for 1 by 2 inch upper right corner ripped away from front free endpaper. No markings, binding solid. The son of Louis and Richard Leakey theorizes that 3 different species of hominids lived in the same era in prehistoric Africa. He argues that humans are distinguished from apes by their ability to share and construct a culture. Readable distilliation of archaelogical issues of human evolution. Size: 4to - over 9ž" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 004034

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Title: Origins

Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co, NY

Publication Date: 1977

Binding: Leatherette

Book Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Leakey, Richard E. And Roger Lewin, Origins: What New Discoveries Reveal About The Emergence Of Our S

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Richard Leakey, whom Harvard's David Pilbeam calls the "organizing genius of modern paleoanthropology," is the director of the National Museums of Kenya. The son of Louis and Mary Leakey, Richard has continued his parents' pioneering field work in East Africa.
Roger Lewin is a biochemist, Deputy Editor of the British magazine, New Scientist, and the author of In Defense of the Body, as well as two other highly-praised books on biology.

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