George du Maurier — The Martian

London, Harper's Monthly Magazine, 1896. First edition. Leather. A wonderful find for fans of du Maurier, the original Harper's Monthly serialisation of The Martian bound from the parts into a finely bound volume. Bound in half leather and marbled paper-covered boards with gilt lettering. This is a collection of the first printed serial appearances of The Martian extracted from Harper's Monthly Magazines and bound as one complete work. High quality paper has been laid down covering superfluous text to make for a continuous narrative. With the armorial nameplate of S. F. Widdrington to the front pastedown. George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier, 1834 – 1896, was a French-born British cartoonist and author. The Martian is du Maurier's third work. Shallcross Fitzherbert Jacson was the nephew of Samuel Edward Widdrington (1787–1856) the writer on Spain. He inherited his estates and name. In a green half calf binding. Externally very smart with slight wear to the extremities. Slight sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with some marginal age toning and the some scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .