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1930 — pp. xxi, 341. Autograph ownership (1931) of Waynesboro, PA financier, industrialist, and press book collector, Jefford F. Oller (1896-1974). On the rear flyleaves is a brief pencil index of the book written by Oller. The unusual half mahogany leather over marbled boards binding was probably commissioned by Oller. With its raised bands spine gilt tooled in a simple semi-art deco style and picturing twin towers of inlaid green leather, the binding is quietly impressive. John Eric Langdon-Davies (1897-1971) was a British author and journalist, born in Zululand, South Africa. He did not serve in World War One, but later became a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and the Russo-Finnish war. He was a widely read author and popular lecturer on history, science, and sociology. As a result of his experiences in Spain, he founded the Foster Parents' Scheme for refugee children in Spain, now called Plan International. The flavor of this work is indicated by a brief view of its contents: The Universe Makes Man; The Medieval Picture of the Universe; The First Renaissance; Newton; Dalton's Dust; Darwin and Evolution; The New Renaissance. First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NW 43 NOT JUN