Author: Keith, Arthur
Title: The Antiquity of Man
Description: Williams & Norgate, 1916. Hardcover. xx + 519p illustrated. Offers evidence of previous humans, focusing particularly on anatomy, going back to the earliest evidence known at that time. The author was closely involved in evaluating the Piltdown Man remains (in gilt on the front cover of the book) and used these remains, that turned out to be fraudulent, to support the European origin of humans. The book is clean, tight and unmarked though edges and endpapers are toned. Covers slightly marked as seen in scans.The gilt on the spine is faded. . Very Good

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