George du Maurier — Trilby

London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of George du Maurier's sensation novel, one of the most popular novels of its day. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous full page and vignette illustrations throughout, all the work of the author.One of the most popular works of fiction of its time, it is a Gothic story following two English artists and a two Scottish artist in Paris. The most culturally significant character is Svengali, a musician and hypnotist who falls in love with the main character, Trilby.  With five pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with mark to rear board. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: George du Maurier. Very Good .