Towards the end of the 1950s biologists, investigating the question of how art originated, came up with the idea of getting monkeys to paint pictures. Drawing on a large body of historical and scientific evidence, this fascinating book sets out a new interpretation of quasi-artistic behavior in monkeys, showing that there may be a fine line between it and 'true' art. "[Lenain] cannot help let slip an infectious fascination with our primate cousins ... [he] succeeds in making his book unputdownable"-- The London ...
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Towards the end of the 1950s biologists, investigating the question of how art originated, came up with the idea of getting monkeys to paint pictures. Drawing on a large body of historical and scientific evidence, this fascinating book sets out a new interpretation of quasi-artistic behavior in monkeys, showing that there may be a fine line between it and 'true' art. "[Lenain] cannot help let slip an infectious fascination with our primate cousins ... [he] succeeds in making his book unputdownable"-- The London Magazine
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Near Fine. Near Fine Dj. 8vo-over 7¾"-10" Tall A near fine copy of the book and the jacket that looks about new with no markings and hard to notice wear. 207 pages. Illustrated through-out, some in full-color. 8vo-over 7¾"-10" Tall.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x0x8; Crisp, unread, unmarked copy. Front corners gently bumped, otherwise binding is like new. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 207pp.
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