Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind

Donald Johanson and Maitland Edey

ISBN 10: 0671250361 / ISBN 13: 9780671250362

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1981

About this Item

Signed by the author- Johanson "To Rosemary." 2nd printing. "The dramatic discovery of our oldest human ancestor- and the controversial change it makes in our view of human origins.".

Seller Inventory # 003958

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671250361
• ISBN 13: 9780671250362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Johanson, the discoverer, in 1974, of "Lucy"--the oldest skelton of an erect-walking human yet found--reports the story of his internationally acclaimed find and speculates on its meaning for the understanding of our origin

From the Back Cover

When Donald Johanson found a partial skeleton, approximately 3.5 million years old, in a remote region of Ethiopia in 1974, a headline-making controversy was launched that continues on today.