Author: WELLS, H. G.
Title: The Discovery of the Future, a Discoure Delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902
Description: London, England: T. Fisher Unwin, Paternoster Square, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Red hardcover with black lettering.. First edition hardback in red cloth. 95 pages followed by a one page ad. cover has some staining and spine a bit of sunfading otherwise condition very gook +. Text clean and tight. The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future.According to Graham Wallas, Wells's delivery of his lecture was too rapid, but it was well received and contributed to the rapid integration of the 35-year-old Wells into the literary and intellectual elite of London in 1902. Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protect condition. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide tracking and ship daily or next business day!; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 95 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

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