Stephen P Leatherman Editor (3 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1981 Hutchinson Ross. Pages all clean and bright no marks and appears unread. Cover is clean and strong with light rub at lower right corner and spine end.

Pictorial Softcover. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue #24". A LITERARY and PHOTOGRAPHIC chronicle and early forewarning of the imminent danger of global climate change and the resulting disaster of sea-level rise on the world's island states. From the Introduction: "Small island states, typically less than 10,000 km in area, with approximately one-half million or fewer residents, vary by geography, social composition, political influences, economic priorities, physical make-up, and climatic conditions (Hess 1990). However, a fundamental similarity acknowledged only in recent times compels them to work together, that is the impact of global climate change and the resulting threat of sea-level rise. A global rise in sea level appears to be the most dramatic and certain impact of all potential consequences of human-induced climate change. In fact, sea level can be thought of as the "dipstick" of climate change." A bright, clean, tight copy sans tears, stains, discoloration, and text and illustration markings. " PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in black-and-white photography, maps, and drawings with accompanying descritive captions. 242 pages. LH1.…

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, gray cloth titled in red on the front cover & spine. The covers are very lightly bumped. xiv & 325 pages. There are few tiny stains to the front edge of the front endpaper. Illustrated in black & white with maps, diagrams, graphs & photographic illustrations. Very good. First edition. Scarce.…