A history of many aspects of gas, in 12 parts, extracted from The Outline of History by H G Wells. Publication relating to the history of gas entitled: "A Century of History: the story of a great discovery"
'The most important invention since 1850 is the aeroplane .... The most beneficent discovery is that no single nation can hope, in the future, to stand alone, and must subdue national pride, self-satisfied isolation, and dynastic ambition to the common welfare of mankind ....' Bears ms. additions and alterations, presumably in Wells's hand? Post card from Herbert George Wells to Mr. A.B. Cooper