[SCIENCE-FICTION.] [DeMILLE, JAMES.] A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder. Illustrated by Gilbert Paul. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and silver, few small light stains; ownership signature on front pastedown, light occasional foxing to front and end blanks. first edition. "One of the better early lost-race stories, written with some thought and care." Bleiler; Science Fiction, The Early Years, #562. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888