San Francisco, A.L. Bancroft, 1880. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A good copy. "A spirit conducts that of the narrator to a Mars twice as old as, and of moral and spiritual status superior to that of, Earth. Technological attainments include high-speed airships and education aids such as hypnosis, recording devices and picture machines; and women are considered the superior sex." [Locke, Voyages, p82.] Heavy staining to the cloth and some indentations. Owner's stamps to the ftont and rear, and an ink not to the rear. Small sticker remnants to front endpaper. Some offsetting and pulling to the hinges. Full titile: [?] Containing an Account of the Spirit's Trip to Mars, and his Return to Earth; What he saw and head on Mars, etc. with Vivid and Thrilling Descriptions of its Majestic Scenery; its Mountains; its Mines; its Valleys, Rivers, Lakes, and Seas; its People, Temples of Learning, Worship, Religion, Music, Manners, Customs, Laws, its Hightly Cultivated and Productive Lands; Together with tis Beautiful Parks, and its Delightful Paradise, Being a Work Full of Diamonds of Thought, and of Absorbing Interest. A Thrilling Poem, in Beautiful Prose. [11590, Hyraxia Books].