Language: English
Published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1986
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 1986. 673 pages. Signed and inscribed by Jane Goodall directly to the title page, with a matching previous owner's name written on the front pastedown, hidden beneath the front dust jacket flap. Laid in is the original book signing event insert from April 21, 1998, at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, in which Dr. Goodall's appearance, lecture and book signing was sponsored by Koch Industries, Inc., of Wichita, and the Watkins Foundation, in cooperation with Wichita's Sedgwick County Zoo. Book and dust jacket are fine. A quality made tome with a strong and sturdy sewn binding. Binding is tight, hinges are strong. Pages and endpapers are clean. Green cloth stamped in gold titles. Profusely illustrated throughout with 336 b/w photos, 23 color halftones, with 68 tables over nineteen chapters and sub chapters, plus a conclusion chapter, along with a thorough subjects index, names index, appendices, glossary, etc. Original dust jacket with $30.00 price intact on flap. An incredible fine/fine copy, signed, with the event's original flyer laid in. Jane Goodall's most thorough and insightful work regarding her lifelong study of the Chimpanzees of Gombe. Signed by Author(s).