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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Tobias (Phillip V.) [et al.] [Signed]

TOBIAS IN CONVERSATION:

genes, fossils and anthropology; with Goran Strkalj & Jane Dugard

Published: Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 2008

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $50

Approximately:

Estimate: $75

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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xiii, 330 pages, [16] pages of plates: portraits. Paperback with endflaps.

Signed & dated inscription from Tobias on title page.   


Tobias (1925-2012), after studying at the Universities of Witswatersrand and Cambridge amongst others, succeeded Professor Raymond Dart as Head of the Department of Anatomy and Human Biology at Wits. He studied early civilization across Southern Africa, identified a new species, Homo Habilis, focused on the Sterkfontein cave system, was nominated for a Nobel Prize, received many honorary degrees, and published extensively on his areas of interest and expertise.

  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 25 x 17 cm


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