Men of the Old Stone Age

Large 8vo red cloth. Illustrated 545 pp. Binding worn at the edges and hinges are somewhat weak, but still reasonably tight. Library and other stamp on end papers, bookplate too. Nice copy overall. Osborn (1857-1935) was a very important scientist in the early part of the last century. He is considered 'the father of American Paleontology', and was one of the most distinguished presidents of The American Museum of Natural History. More than anyone else, he brought dinosaurs to the Museum, and actually presided over the Museum during its zenith of influence (see Preston's Dinosaurs In The Attic). Osborn was also an important influence in anthropology. He was very much interested in early man, and believed Central Asia would yield the earliest fossils of man, or what was considered the 'missing link'. This work covers man's roots from the earliest periods through the Stone Age. Included are illustrations by Charles Robert Knight.