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Eating Apes
by Peterson, Dale; Ammann, Karl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good -
- ISBN 10
- 0520230906
- ISBN 13
- 9780520230903
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2002. 320pp. Index. Red cloth with silver lettering. With an Afterword and Photographs by Karl Ammann. he practice of eating primates is rampant in Central and Western Africa. But is it right, or even healthy to eat what, on a genetic level, is practically human? Peterson takes the middle path, examining the custom and then exploring its link to HIV and the dangers of certain species' extinctions. Gift inscription on title page. Inner pages are bright and clean (no wiriting, underlining, or highlighting). Binding is tight with no cracks or breaks. Unclipped pictorial DJ has some minor shelfwear (light bumping to edges, light rubbing to corners). Looks nice in protective mylar covering. This is not a remainder or ex-library. Very nice copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046494
- Title
- Eating Apes
- Author
- Peterson, Dale; Ammann, Karl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0520230906
- ISBN 13
- 9780520230903
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Science Apes Animals Environment Ecology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ecology; Animals; Environmental;
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