Classification and Human Evolution

Washburn, Sherwood L. (editor)

Published by Aldine Publishing Company, 1963

CLASSIFICATION AND HUMAN EVOLUTION, THE AUTHORITATIVE SUMMARY OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF FOSSIL PRIMATES AND THE HYPOTHETICAL EVOLUTIONARY LINES OF MAN, edited by Sherwood L. Washburn, hardcover, first edition, illustrated with drawings and charts, unclipped dustjacket (price never printed),1963. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. No bookplate, but the signature of prior owner is written inside the front cover. Not a library book or remainder. The dark blue boards are in very good condition (bumped spine). The dust jacket is in fairly good condition (slight edge crinkling and chipping, discolored spots, discolored spine). 10 x 7, 371 pages, 32 ounces XX [From the dust jacket flap] The names given to the variety of man-like fossils known to scientists should reflect no more than scientific views of the nature of human evolution. However, often in the past these names have also reflected confusion regarding the basic principles of scientific nomenclature; and the matter has been further complicated by the many new finds of recent decades. It is the unique purpose of this book to clarify the present state of knowledge regarding the main lines of human evolution by expressing what is known (and what is surmised) about them in appropriate taxonomic language. The papers in this volume were prepared by the world's leading authorities on the subject, and were revised in the light of discussions at a remarkable conference held in Austria in 1962 under the auspices of the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The authors review first the meaning of taxonomic statements as such, and then consider the substance of our present knowledge regarding the number and characteristics of species among living and extinct primates, including man and his ancestors. They also examine the relationship of behavior changes and selection pressures in evolutionary sequences. Ample illustrations, bibliographies and an index enhance the reference value of the book, which will undoubtedly prove to be among the fundamental paleoanthropological works of our time. XX Sherwood L. Washburn, the editor, is Professor of Physical Anthropology in the University of California at Berkeley. Seller Inventory # 002876

Bibliographic Details

Title: Classification and Human Evolution
Publisher: Aldine Publishing Company
Publication Date: 1963
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition