Pp. (x), 223, numerous text-figures and maps. Publisher’s forest green cloth, lettered in white on the spine and the front cover (with a drawing of trees in light green on the front cover). This work contains 40 chapters by noted authorities in the field. It is divided into five sections: 1. Data Acquisitions and Preparation; 2. Data Analysis; 3. The Southern Hemisphere; 4. The Northern Hemisphere; 5. Climate Reconstruction. This is the hardcover first edition; it is not the 2009 paperback reprint.