London, Ward & Downey, 1887. First Edition. Hardback. A very good copy. Collects 13 short pieces, with 'a sketch of O'Brien'. Preceded by the 1885 Scribner issue, and pieces also published earlier in 1881. "a handful of brilliantly original sf tales, which were influential not only on subsequent sf but also on the development of the short-story genre." [SFE, Clute]. [11247, Hyraxia Books].