London: Hutchinson, (1996. first edition). Octavo, maps, signature, stamp, fine copy in slightly crinkled dustwrapper.

Winner of the 1996 BP Natural Book Award. "Quammen's book is brilliantly written, and summarizes the evolving science of island biogeography in a way never before attempted…" Times Literary Supplement.

"A massive and beautiful exploration of a massive and unlovely event: the carving of the biosphere into pieces by Homo sapiens. This book is lucid, witty, admirable, and highly recommended." Jonathan Weiner, author of The beak of the finch.