Unraveling Piltdown; The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution

John Evangelist Walsh

ISBN 10: 0679444440 / ISBN 13: 9780679444442

Published by Random House, New York, NY, 1996

About this Item

Random House, New York. 1996. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner name on FFFP and remainder marks on text block top and bottom. Book Condition: VG+; bumped front lower tip; slight shelf-wear to bottom boards. DJ: VG+; slight bumping and rubbing. Black boards with black overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 279 pp. In 1913 and amateur fossil hunter found in a gravel pit in England parts of the skull of and entirely new species of pre-human; the Piltdown Man: the missing link. Controversy abounded until 1953 when it was labeled and ingenious forgery. The creator was never found until now when the author tells the story of one of history's greatest frauds. A clean and presentable copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Unraveling Piltdown; The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution
• Publisher: Random House, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679444440
• ISBN 13: 9780679444442
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

A close-up look at the twentieth-century's most infamous scientific hoax examines the paleontological find that initiated the controversy, explains how the hoax was perpetrated, and offers a convincing argument about the perpetrator. 15,000 first printing.

From the Inside Flap

eur fossil hunter and archaeologist Charles Dawson found in a gravel pit the cranium and jaw of an entirely new species of humanoid, which became known as Piltdown man, which caused headlines worldwide as the missing link between man and ape. In 1952, it was exposed as a hoax. With eight pages of photos, this book is a wonderful detective story, and the first examination the convincingly fingers the perpetrator.