'A glimpse into the not far-distant future, a future that will see many if not all of our present notions of form cast into the discard - when, through the influence of new design, most of the features of our everyday life will take on new aspects for the greater economy, efficiency, comfort and happiness of our live' - front cover of dust jacket. xix, 293 p., ill. ; 27 cm. First edition, first impression. Sliver and black cloth boards, price-clipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Couple of chips to edges, archival tape repairs to verso where jacket split along seams, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.