1st Edition 1893. Two volumes. Presentation inscription from the author to his mother. An early science fiction novel which is a satire on contemporary attitudes and features a pleasure city on the Riviera which proves too expensive to run. Books are good+ and quite bright. Boards lightly rubbed in places. Spines lightened and edges/spine tips rubbed in places. Contents good with very light foxing blotches to some pages. Rare set.