SVENGALI Hypnotist 1894 First Edition TRILBY du Maurier Bohemian Paris Sinister

Description: “SVENGALI WAS A DEMON, A MAGICIAN! I USED TO THINK HIM A GOD!”TRILBYby GEORGE DU MAURIERFirst American edition (same year as the English edition), and the first with these illustrations by the author. Published by Harper & Brothers, NY, 1894. First American Edition. Good hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text, some cover wear with bump & tear to rear board, previous owner’s signature to ffep, spine canter. Illustrated, 8vo, 464 pages plus adverts. Tan boards, gilt decoration with debossed spider web illustration to front board. Du Maurier's celebrated and wildly popular novel of Bohemian Paris was first serialized in Harper's Magazine with these illustrations. Trilby is remembered most for the character of the sinister hypnotist Svengali, a villain immortalized by John Barrymore in the 1931 film (SVENGALI).George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834 – 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in Punch and a Gothic novel Trilby, featuring the character Svengali. His son was the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier. The writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier and the artist Jeanne du Maurier were all granddaughters of George. He was also father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Loc: E7StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackSVENGALI Hypnotist 1894 First Edition TRILBY du Maurier Bohemian Paris Sinister “SVENGALI WAS A DEMON, A MAGICIAN! I USED TO THINK HIM A GOD!”TRILBYby GEORGE DU MAURIERFirst American edition (same year as the English edition), and the first with these illustrations by the author. Published by Harper & Brothers, NY, 1894. First American Edition. Good hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text, some cover wear with bump & tear to rear board, previous owner’s signature to ffep, spine canter. Illustrated, 8vo, 464 pages plus adverts. Tan boards, gilt decoration with debossed spider web illustration to front board. Du Maurier's celebrated and wildly popular novel of Bohemian Paris was first serialized in Harper's Magazine with these illustrations. Trilby is remembered most for the character of the sinister hypnotist Svengali, a villain immortalized by John Barrymore in the 1931 film (SVENGALI).George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834 – 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in Punch and a Gothic novel Trilby, featuring the character Svengali. His son was the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier. The writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier and the artist Jeanne du Maurier were all granddaughters of George. He was also father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Loc: E7

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