George du Maurier — Trilby the Martian

London, Osgood, Mcllvaine & Co. ; Harper and Brothers , 1895-98. Cloth. Two volumes of illustrated works by George Du Maurier, in the original cloth bindings. Two volumes. The first illustrated trade edition of 'Trilby&apos. First published in 1894 and then as a limited edition illustrated copy in 1895. 'The Martian' was first published in 1897 in New York and London under the same publishers. Illustrated by the author with frontispieces and 121 illustrations and a tipped in monochrome plate to the front to 'Trilby' and 48 illustrations to 'The Martian', including vignettes and full page artwork. Collated complete. This two volume set features popular works by cartoonist and writer George Du Maurier. Maurier is best known for his work in 'Punch', the weekly humour magazine, and for his gothic novel 'Trilby', which is included in this set. 'Trilby' follows the story of the novel's heroine, to which the novel is named after, who is an artist's model. 'The Martian' is a semi autobiographical novel which describes the life of Barty Josselin from the point of view of his close friend Robert Maurice. In the original illustrated gilt cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping to the extremities, slight marks to the boards, small closed tears to the cloth to the head and tail of the spines, slight rubbing to the joints and tail of the spine and minor fading to the spine. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown to 'Trilby' with hinges starting to 'The Martian' and slight marks to the endpapers to 'Trilby&apos. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and the odd spot and minor mark, heavier to the front and rear to 'Martian&apos. Spotting to the fore edge to 'Trilby' and roughly cut pages to 'Martian&apos. A 4" closed tear to pp.140 of 'Trilby. Very Good . Ill.: George Du Maurier. Very Good .