Theropithecus: The Rise and Fall of a Primate Genus

Pp. xvi, 536, numerous black-and-white photos, line drawings, graphs and maps. Publisher’s original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial printed dust jacket, lg 8vo. The jacket blurb states “this unique volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of all aspects of the biology of the Old World monkey genus Theropithecus, an animal which evolved alongside our human ancestor.” Small signature of former owner on endpaper.