ISBN10: 0517542021, ISBN13: 9780517542026, [publisher: Crown] Hardcover Publisher: Crown, NY., 1980. First Softcover Edition, First Printing. FINE softcover book in pictorial/illustrated wraps, as issued. Advance Reading Edition. Not remainder marked. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy.
[Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]

New York: Crown Publishers. Good with no dust jacket. Date: 1980. Hardback. 0517542021 . 468, 1st edition, 6th printing/signed by author/quarterbound yellow and green cloth HB with dark green lettering on spine/stain; Top spine area/front bottom corner dented . 1980. Crown Publishers ISBN 0517542021 9780517542026 [US]

ISBN10: 0517542021, ISBN13: 9780517542026, [publisher: Crown Publisher's Inc, New York] Hardcover First Edition Fine first edition (stated) in a fine price clipped jacket. Very light sun fading to spine is the only flaw to this copy. Appears unread. A nice copy of the first book in the Earth's Children series by this author. Shipped in a brodart cover for protection.
[Stratford, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1980]

ISBN10: 0517542021, ISBN13: 9780517542026, [publisher: Crown Publishers Inc, New York] Hardcover First Edition Fine, unmarked first edition of this great novel by Auel. This is the first book in her famous "Earth's Children" series. The jacket has been price clipped and shows some edgewear mainly at the top of the spine. There are two small tears to the top edge of the spine and rear panel of the jacket. The jacket is now housed in a Brodart cover for protection. There is some light foxing to the page edges that does not enter or interfere with the text. A nice collectible copy of this outstanding novel.
[Stratford, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1980]

New York: Crown Publishers. Date: 1980. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0517542021 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Front flap bent. Small closed tears on spine heel and rear panel bottom corner. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches . 1980. Crown Publishers ISBN 0517542021 9780517542026 [US]

New York: Crown, Date: 1980. Hardcover. Earth's Children, Book 1. 1st edition, 1st printing. Stated first edition with full printing line ending in "1". 468 pp. Fine book in green boards with yellow cloth spine lettered in green (binding square and tight, no markings) / Fine dust jacket ($12.95 price not clipped; darkening to inside of dust jacket spine --not visible from the outside, 1/4" tear to top edge of dj spine). The dust jacket is the first state with no white area around the ISBN on rear panel and no dates on the rear flap in connection with typography and painting information. A clean, fresh copy. Appears to be unread. You won't find a nicer collectible copy than this one. 1980. Crown ISBN 0517542021 9780517542026 [US]

New York: Crown Publishers. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517542021 . Fair in a Fair dust jacket. Front hinge starting. Rear hinge cracked. Pages 441-468 detached from binding. Damp staining on front and rear flaps. Foxing on text block edges. Large open tears on spine crown and rear panel top corner. Small open tears on spine heel and panel corners. ; Earth's Children; 468 pages . 1980. Crown Publishers ISBN 0517542021 9780517542026 [US]

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, Date: 1980. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1980. First Edition, stated, with full numberline. Signed by Jean M. Auel without inscription at half title. Octavo. 468 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $12.95 price intact. Green and yellow boards; map endpapers. Moderate dampstain to jacket verso at rear panel, not visible from exterior; jacket otherwise lightly rubbed with some toning along edges. Boards bumped at corners and spine ends, with light edgewear. Foxing to edges of text block. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good copy of the author's first debut novel, first in the Earth's Children series. 1980. Crown Publishers, Inc ISBN 0517542021 9780517542026 [US]

New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0517542021 . Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the half title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with the exception of some very beginning wear to the spine spine ends. "In 1977, Auel began extensive library research of the Ice Age for her first book. She joined a survival class to learn how to construct an ice cave, and learned primitive methods of making fire, tanning leather, and knapping stone from the aboriginal skills expert Jim Riggs. The Clan of the Cave Bear was nominated for numerous literary awards, including an American Booksellers Association nomination for best first novel. It was also later adapted into a screenplay for the film of the same name. After the sales success of her first book, Auel has been able to travel to the sites of prehistoric ruins and relics, and also to meet many of the experts with whom she had been corresponding. Her research has taken her across Europe from France to Ukraine, including most of what Marija Gimbutas called Old Europe. In 1986, she attended and co-sponsored a conference on modern human origins at the School of American Research, Santa Fe. She has developed a close ...

New York: Crown. Date: 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517542021 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Creasing on front/rear flaps. Few small open tears. Light stain on top of rear panel. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches; 468 pages . 1980. Crown ISBN 0517542021 9780517542026 [US]