Profiles of the Future by Arthur C. Clark
Publication: 1962 Victor Gollancz Ltd; first edition
First edition of Clarke’s influential work of speculative nonfiction, examining the possibilities and limitations of scientific and technological progress and offering predictions concerning humanity’s future.
Condition: Publisher’s original red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Some fading along the top edge and at the head of the spine. Original unclipped dust jacket shows two browned tape marks to the verso, with chipping along the spine edges. Internally clean. A very good copy in the original dust jacket.