355 pages, plus advertisements for other Constable publications. The outer edge along both red boards id discoloured and the edges lightly chipped, the pages are tanned and there are ownership signatures on both paste downs and a small bookseller's label on the front one; between pp111 - 124 there is very minor loss to the heads outer edge. In its favour it's solid and unmarked. First published in 1909. "Though he is today best remembered as an important early innovator in the field of science fiction who created such works as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine, H. G. Wells was also an important political thinker who was deeply engaged in the events of his era. In this series of essays, Wells mounts a compelling argument in favor of socialism and sets forth a vision of a future in which such a system has been implemented." (Trove)