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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Broom, Robert

STERKFONTEIN APE-MAN PLESIANTHROPUS

Published: Transvaal Museum (Memoir 4), Pretoria, 1950

Edition: First Edition

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Broom and colleagues description of the discovery and details of this pre-hominin species, now famously known for the “Mrs. Ples” skull, discovered in the Sterkfontein caves in the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ close to Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1947.  

Gold embossing on the front cover and faded spine. A tight copy with the boards and the text block intact and in good condition. Sketches and black and white photographs of specimens.

115 pages. Previous owner’s name in pen on free endpaper.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 280 x 220 mm
  • Sold By: Bookdealers cc
  • Contact Person: Doron Locketz
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Trade Associations: South African Bookdealers Association


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