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The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey. [hardcover].
by Wells, Spencer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine. Former owner's initials scrawled large on front endpaper else book appears unread: text & covers cl
- ISBN 10
- 069111532X
- ISBN 13
- 9780691115320
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Princeton/Oxford. Princeton University Press. (c2002). HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/Near Fine. Former owner's initials scrawled large on front endpaper else book appears unread: text & covers clean/tight/crisp. Jacket complete, small edge stain on reverse else clean, no tears. Octavo. (8vo.) 16 pages of glossy, color photo plates. Occasional maps & figures in b&w. xvi. + 224pp. Further Reading List, Index. Gilt lettered, navy cloth covers. First Edition. 10th (TENTH) Printing per print number line. NOT a remainder.
Synopsis
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey is the book by Spencer Wells, an American geneticist and anthropologist, in which he uses techniques and theories of genetics and evolutionary biology to trace the geographical dispersal of early human migrations out of Africa.
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- Bookseller
- Booktopia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5042318
- Title
- The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey. [hardcover].
- Author
- Wells, Spencer
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine/Near Fine. Former owner's initials scrawled large on front endpaper else book appears unread: text & covers cl
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 069111532X
- ISBN 13
- 9780691115320
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press.
- Place of Publication
- Princeton/Oxford.
- Date Published
- (c2002).
- Pages
- xvi. + 224pp.
- Keywords
- Anthropology Human Population Genetics Origins Biotechnology Racial Types Human Prehistory
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo.)
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