London, Elliot Stock, 1900. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. "In a utopian future the Anglo-Saxon Federation has expanded into other solar systems when interstellar warfare breaks out between Earth and a superior race from the Sirius system. The description of space battles, and of an Earth surrounded by a barrage of space torpedoes and mines while scientists struggle to perfect the ultimate weapon, makes it the equal of many of the space-opera stories of the 1930s." [SFE, Clute]. A classic future war novel. Some rubbing to the spine, a few marks to the lower board and a little bumping to the tips. Owner's inscription to the endpaper verso. [11744, Hyraxia Books].