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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Berger (Lee R.) & Hilton-Barber (Brett)

THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND

Published: Struik, Cape Town, 2002

Edition: Limited Edition

Reserve: $55

Approximately:

Estimate: $80

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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This is number 3 of the 50 limited edition copies. Signed by both authors.

Full blue leather with the title in silver gilt to the front board and spine. A copy in near fine condition.

With a slipcase as issued. 212 pages.

The cradle of humankind world heritage site is a unique area that probably tells us more about the history of our earliest ancestors than any place of a comparable size elsewhere in the world. This title facilitates the spread of the knowledge we have gained in the field thus far. It tells us something of the world in which our ancestors lived provides a guide to all the known hominid species details all the sites within the area and describes its animals and plants, both past and present, to give the reader a context in which to understand who we are and where we have come from.

  • Binding Condition: Near Fine
  • Overall Condition: Near Fine
  • Size: 8vo (240 x160mm)


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