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Lot 257
Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Nov 10, 2023
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Live / Chicago
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FOSSEY, Dian (1932-1985). Gorillas in the Mist. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983.
8vo. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. Provenance: Janet Smith (gift inscription).
FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY FOSSEY. Gorillas in the Mist chronicles the years Fossey spent studying gorilla behavior at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. The book was later adapted into the 1988 award-winning film of the same name starring Sigourney Weaver.