Old World Monkeys Evolution Systematics by Napier J R P H Editors (2 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First edition, 1970. The dates on the title and copyright pages concur . Heavy 8vo. 660 pages. Illustrated with photographs, tables, etc. References are cited at the ends of chapters. Index to Animals. Index to Authors. Cased in black cloth with all lettering stamped in gilt. Name stamp of former private owner appears on the front free endpaper and top and bottom edges of the text block. Two small ink notations in the margins. Not a library discard. A sound copy in very good condition in a fair dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pp. xvi, 660 some black-and-white photos, maps and diagrams. Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, orange pictorial dust jacket, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, 8vo. This volume presents 19 original articles on the anatomy, evolution, ecology, behavior, ethnology, and taxonomy of Old World Monkeys. Special reference is given to problems concerning taxonomic relevance to behavior and morphological characters. The papers in this volume were originally prepared for the Wenner Gren Foundation conference on the systematics of Old World monkeys held at Burg-Warternstein, Austria in 1969. Printed errata to the volume is laid in at the front. Two journal reviews of the volume are laid in at the rear. No ownership marks and few signs of use. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket that is sunned on the spine and shows some edge-wear.