Lucy´s Child by Donald Johanson and James Schreeve. 1991 reprint. Penguin paperback. 318 pp.

"The past comes alive in this beautifully written book, and so do the people seeking to reconstruct the past ..."

In the early 1970s Donald Johanson revolutionised anthropology with his discovery of Lucy, our earliest known ancestor. He presented his findings, with co-author Maitland Edey, in the bestselling Lucy: The Beginning of Humankind. Returning to Africa in 1986, Johanson set up camp in Tanzania and, three days later, stumbled on the fragment of a two-million-year-old elbow. Identified as 'Lucy's Child', it was the first sign of yet another extraordinary hominid specimen and resulted in renewed controversy about our origins. Black and white photographs, diagrams and sketches.

First published 1989 in the USA. First British edition 1990. This Penguin edition published 1991. Condition: Fair to good. Pages somewhat tanned. Paperback cover has light wear and tear.