In the Shadow of Man
by Jane Goodall
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall's account of her early years studying wild chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania, published in 1971 by Collins in London and Houghton Mifflin in Boston. It brought her field observations to a general readership and was translated into 48 languages.
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- 2
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- Collins, 1971
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- Collins, 1971
The first edition of In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall was published in London by Collins in 1971. We track 2 editions.
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- 26 on Open Library, 24 in English
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Who published the first edition of In the Shadow of Man?
The first edition of In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall was published in London by Collins in 1971.
How many editions of In the Shadow of Man are there?
We track 2 editions of In the Shadow of Man, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- In the Shadow of Man, Collins edition, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- In the Shadow of Man, Houghton Mifflin edition, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Jane Goodall, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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