London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. "A fantasy describing the decline and fall of the ancient Greek gods, during the course of which the narrator is taken on a spirit journey to the edge of the universe and later witnesses an inhabited planet engulfed by a lake of cosmic fire" [Locke, Spectrum, 40]. Lengthy inscription from the author, without signature. Note from a previous owner regarding the inscripiton on the endpaper, and on a separate sheet. Half-title and title loose and almost detached. Some rubbing to the covers, spine tips a little rubbed and bumped. [11826, Hyraxia Books].