First edition, first printing. 286, [2]pp. Blue cloth covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Cloth a little shelf worn, gently rubbed at corners and spine ends. A little light yellowing to text block edges. Some faint spotting on endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight.
Mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell considered the impact of advances in scientific research on society and on the future of mankind in terms of science, morality and human behaviour.