Ballantine 449-K Paperback Original (1960). Cover by Richard Powers
From the back cover:
"All living organisms grow old and die. But suppose you could arrest the process, slow it down, so that the normal life-span was increased to 300 years? Suppose, too, that this means 300 years of vital, active life -- without the infirmities of age?
"Suppose that you knew how to bring this about -- What would such a secret be worth? How could you protect it? How would you decide who deserved your knowledge? For you hold in your hands the gift of life itself . . . and you can only give it to a few."
Ballantine 449-K Paperback Original (1960). Cover by Richard Powers
From the back cover:
"All living organisms grow old and die. But suppose you could arrest the process, slow it down, so that the normal life-span was increased to 300 years? Suppose, too, that this means 300 years of vital, active life -- without the infirmities of age?
"Suppose that you knew how to bring this about -- What would such a secret be worth? How could you protect it? How would you decide who deserved your knowledge? For you hold in your hands the gift of life itself . . . and you can only give it to a few."