G. Renard — Life and Work in Prehistoric Times

London , Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1968. Cloth. An interesting volume on prehistoric times, with illustrations and from the library of Desmond Morris. A reissued copy, first published in 1929. This work explores the immense amount of material evidence for the nature of the life of prehistoric man that had been uncovered at the time of publication. The work explores dwelling-places, clothing and weapons, also considering animals and agriculture. With eight plates, a folding plate and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. From the library of Desmond Morris, a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist, Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter, and for popular television programmes, including "Zoo Time".In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is generally lovely with some fading to the spine. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.