Charles Howard Hinton — Scientific romances: first and second series. 2 Volumes

London Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1886 and 1896; 229 and 177 pages. Most probably first printings. Both bound in maroon cloth. Gilt lettering and publisher’s unicorn logo to front covers. Moderate edgewear. Deceptively simple speculation that reaches surprisingly far, e.g. about the possibility of educating imagination, and about the fourth dimension or even more. Gerry Kennedy considered the Hintons together with the Booles as “two dynasties that helped shape the modern world”.