Author: DU MAURIER, GEORGE (1834-1896)
Title: Trilby / George Du Maurier with illustrations by the author
Description: London: Osgood. McIlvaine & Co. 1895. 2nd Edition (?). Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with gilt vignette to front board. Gilt stamped title and author's surnaem also to front board. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 447 pages; Physical desc. : 447 p. Ill.front. Tisue guard; 20 cm. Summary: 'You shall see nothing. hear nothing. think of nothing but Svengali. Svengali. Svengali!' First published in 1894. the story of the diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mesmeric mentor. Svengali. has entered the mythology of the time alongside Dracula and Sherlock Holmes. Immensely popular for a number of years. the novel led to a hit play. a series of popular films. and the trilby hat. The setting of the story reflects the author's bohemian years as an art student in Paris; indeed James McNeill Whistler was to recognize himself in one of the early serialized instalments. Goerge Du Maurier was a celebrated caricaturist for 'Punch' magazine and his drawings for the novel form part of its appeal - this edition includes his most significant illustrations. SubjectArtists' models - France - Paris - Fiction. Singers - France - Paris - Fiction. Hypnotism - Fiction. Paris (France) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Fiction.Weight in Kg appr.:

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