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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Tales about an Invasion of an unprepared Britain. 1st Edition Hardcover No Dust Jacket. Good condition with some discolouration/stains to covers. 1900 to title page but the author mentioned "The Manuscript of this work was handed the Publishers on Saturday, the 17th February 1900, but the issue of the book has been delayed.". U5C26.

Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1] 2-45 [46-48: blank] [note: extra leaf with article by "Scrutator" headed "Germany Our Real Enemy," reprinted from The Observer, 25 March 1900, tipped in following title leaf; last leaf is a blank], original red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind. First edition. "An account of a German invasion of Britain, via Essex." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 168. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 26. Clarke, Voices Prophesying War: Future Wars 1763-3749 (1992), p. 231. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 85. Bleiler (1978), p. 150. Reginald 10932. "Ex-Spectrum" label affixed to front paste-down. Cloth faded and spotted, else a very good, internally clean copy. Very scarce. (#20527).