Trilby
London: Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1894. First edition. Hardcover. 246, 259, 172 pages. 19 x 13 cm. This his most famous of George du Maurier’s three novels, Trilby being his second is credited with having inspired Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, The Phantom of the Opera, not to mention it fitted into the gothic horror genre that was undergoing a revival. It was said that in his later years he resented the persistent attention the novel was given. At the end of Volume III a voluminous 43 pages of adverts. Armorial bookplates of Francis Scott Smith. Clean, fresh text, very slight crinkling of spine heads, small[l book label of Widdison Booksellers, Sheffield at rear pastedown. Orig. illustrated beige cloth. Near fine. 3 Vols. Item #23074
Price: $420.00