Cradle of Mankind

Chatto & Windus, London, 1981. First. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Mohamed Amin – Photographer. Foreword by Richard Leakey and bibliography. Photographic end pages and all of the photographs within the text had been taken by Mohamad Amin. There are maps within the text as well. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper, again by Mohamad Amin, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. "Lake Turkana, formerly Lake Rudolf, lies in the far north of Kenya and is the largest lake in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, the majestic natural flaw which extends 3500 miles from the shores of the Red Sea to the coast of Mozambique. Sometimes called 'The Jade Sea', Turkana is now famous throughout the world as the site of man's earliest existence – hence the name 'Cradle of Mankind', by which it is also widely known." – from front fold over panel blurb. It is also home to 6 tribes of hunters and nomads, and astonishing 350 species of birds, the largest colony of crocodiles and other varieties of wildlife, and, the photographer journeys around this amazing place photographing its unique landscape – both human and animal. Some rubbing of the book edges with a little bumping of the top book corners. Age toning of the text block edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a little creasing to the top edge. Some yellowing of the fold over panels with foxing to the verso. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [10], 11 - 191, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Mohamed Amin – Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Photography; Africa; Anthropology. ISBN: 070112587X. ISBN/EAN: 9780701125875. Inventory No: 0286526. . 9780701125875