London, Tower Publishing Company, 1897. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A good copy. A perparation copy for a new edition with illustration by Fred Jane. The illustration plates have been crudely pasted in, with handwritten notes to each. Further light notes and amendments throughout. Markings to the cloth, bumping to the spine tips, all plates edgeworn, binding a touch loose, some pulling at the gatherings, fairly worn throughout. George Griffith (1857-1906) was one of the leading voices in contemporary science fiction / scientific romance, particularly in the future war subgenre. He first found success with The Angel of the Revolution which was the most popular work of science fiction at the time until the Time Machine toppled it. Largely forgotten nowadays, as his work doesn't always stand up to modern military advancements, he was however one of the first English writers to make a full-time living from science fiction. [11717, Hyraxia Books].

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