NY, Pantheon, (2003). The uncorrected proof copy of Reisner's posthumously published examination of California's geologically volatile past and his vision of its future. Reisner's classic, Cadillac Desert, chronicled the mismanagement of the water supply in the West, including in California, with dire consequences for habitability if trends he described continued. This volume, which was finished before his death but not published until three years later, addresses the fact that California's two largest cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco, both sit on earthquake faults, and the book concludes with a theoretical but realistic depiction of what a major earthquake would look like -- thus the title and subtitle of the book. Mild creasing and slight edge wear; near fine in wrappers. An uncommon proof. [#033356] SOLD