Clan Cave Bear Earths by Auel Jean, Signed (7 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None. To our USA customers. We ship to the USA via "Deliver Duty Paid" shipping options. This means that there will be no duty or tariffs that you need to pay on your purchase! We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of all books, please just ask! Jean M. Auel Earth's Children Collector's Edition Box set of 3 Signed books. All 3 are signed & Inscribed on title pages by author. Set contains The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses & The Mammoth Hunters. The Mammoth Hunter is a first printing. The other two are later printings. No jackets as issued. Books come in a Very Good + slipcase. Books have leather spines. The book themselves are in Near Fine condition except The Mammoth Hunter. Its spine is cracked at title page. All pages are solid in book. Other than that book looks unread. All binding are straight and tight. No remainder mark. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing with number line to 1. Inscribed by author Jean Auel to a previous owner at half title. Green papered boards over yellow quarter-cloth with green spine titling, very good with lightly bumped spine foot, thin line of faint sunning along top edges. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with light toning and edgewear, small crumpling scrape to back cover near top fore-edge. Text unmarked. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed/1st printing. Signed by author. Soling to top of page ends (dust due to age). Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First Edition, Signed by the Author.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the Author.

First editions, first printings. NEANDRATHAL ROMANCE NOVELS Beginning with The Clan of the Cave Bear in 1980, Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series revolutionized historical (or pre-historical) fiction, selling over 45 million copies worldwide. Auel blended detailed archeological research with moving romance to humanize Neanderthals, exploring Ayla and Jondalar's travels across the European land mass in search of Ayla's family. The series was ranked number 19 on the ALA's 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 19901999, as she portrayed unconventional sexual practices as central to Paleolithic religion. However, Auel defended the sensuality of her series, as it kept her characters from becoming "hulking cave men" and explored their emotional depth. Each volume is signed by the author on the full title page; book one is briefly inscribed, and books two through four are flat signed. The Plains of Passage also includes a magazine clipping of Auel's interview for Waldenbooks. Very lightly rubbed, with presses to spines of books 3 and 4, and owner's name on ffep of book 2, else fine, in fine dust jackets, with book 1 having two short tears spine foot (tape repaired verso), and toned jacket verso. All volumes in publisher's quarter cloth, in Hiroko dust jackets (not price-clipped).

First editions of the first four volumes of the author's acclaimed Earth's Children series, each inscribed by Jean Auel. Octavo, four volumes, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. The Clan of the Cave Bear is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Deloris, Best Wishes Jean M. Auel." The Valley of Horses is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bert, Best - Jean M. Auel." The Mammoth Hunters is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Deloris - For all time, Jean M. Auel." The Plains of Passage is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Bert - Always, Jean M. Auel." Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket paintings by Hiroko. Jacket typography by Paul Bacon. A sharp set. Jean Auelâs Earthâs Children series, beginning with The Clan of the Cave Bear, offers a complex exploration of prehistoric human societies, blending fiction with anthropological insights. Set during the Ice Age, the series follows the journey of Ayla, a young woman raised by the Clan of the Cave Bear, as she navigates the challenges of survival, identity, and cultural integration. Through its vivid portrayal of early human life, the series delves into themes of social structures, gender roles, and the development of language and spirituality, presenting an imaginative yet thoughtful examination of early human history. Auelâs incorporation of detailed archaeological research provides a foundation for her narrative, though the speculative nature of the story also invites discussion on the boundaries between historical accuracy and fictional imagination. The series, widely recognized for its richly developed characters and immersive world-building, continues to provoke scholarly interest regarding the intersection of fiction, prehistory, and human evolution.