J. Drew Gay [Edgar Luderne Welch] - The Mystery of the Shroud: A Tale of Socialism - J.W. Arrowsmith & Simpkin, Marshall and Co., nd [1887], First Edition.

Bristol & London, J.W. Arrowsmith & Simpkin, Marshall and Co., nd [1887]. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. Fairly recently bound in quarter leather. An early example of, in a sense, of climate fiction. Fields are replaced with factories and London's smog becomes near permanent, rendering the police helpless against a secret socialist society. A tale of the future with crime elements. Some very light foxing, but a lovely copy overall. [10993, Hyraxia Books].