WELLS, H.G.
Phœnix: A Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of World Reorganisation.
London: Secker & Warburg , 1942.
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First Edition of H.G. Wells' Phœnix; From the Library of Christopher Priest
First edition of Wells’ influential political manifesto calling for global reorganization in the aftermath of the First World War. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated, and features a stylized phoenix emblem on the title page. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the same name by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. In very good condition with staining to the spine.
Phœnix: A Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of World Reorganisation (1921) by H. G. Wells is a forceful work of political and social commentary written in the aftermath of the First World War. In it, Wells argues that the devastation of global conflict has rendered traditional systems of nationalism, diplomacy, and economic competition obsolete, calling instead for comprehensive international restructuring grounded in science, education, and cooperative governance. Combining urgency with visionary idealism, the book advances Wells’s long-held belief in rational world planning and global federation as necessary safeguards against future catastrophe. Both polemical and forward-looking, Phœnix reflects Wells’ conviction that modern civilization must either consciously reorganize itself—or face continued decline.
Phœnix: A Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of World Reorganisation.
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