The Shelters of Stone

First edition. Thick 8vo. Pp. xii, 769. Red cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine; map endpapers. Jacket illustration by Larry Rostant [priced £18.99 to front flap]. Preceded by a limited issue of 1,000 proof copies.

Lightly soiled bottom page edges, else Fine.

Fifth volume in the "Earth's Children" saga series set in prehistoric Europe, which explore Cro-Magnon peoples' interactions with Neanderthals. Auel was named an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 2008. "Meticulously researched and fascinating." –The Guardian