Anonymous - Excursions of a Spirit; with a Survey of the Planetary World: A Vision - F.C. & J. Rivington, 1821, First Edition.

London, F.C. & J. Rivington, 1821. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. All four folding plates present. "an account of a guided spirit tour of the Solar System and its inhabited worlds. As well as being an early specimen of its genre, it is a particularly imaginative one which describes in addition to the normal satellites for the planets a number of invisible ones with eccentric orbits which facilitate spirit travels between the planets. The charts illustrate this cosmology." [Locke, Spectrum III:5]. Seemingly Utopian elements on at least one of the inhabited worlds. Later spine, with contemporary boards. Some scuffing, but nice enough. Internally neat, inscription to the front endpaper, ink note to the front pastedown, a few spots and marks to the leaves, but pleasing overall. Five blanks at the front, no half-title (possible not called for), title page, 3pp preface, contents leaf, 208pp, four plates, three blanks. [12033, Hyraxia Books].