Author: Du Maurier, George.
Title: Trilby. Harper's New Monthly Magazine 12 Issues.
Description: New York, Harper & Brothers,, 1894. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Soft cover. Du Maurier, Remington, Pyle et al. First Edition. This serial editon is the ONLY ONE TO HAVE AN ILLUSTRATION WHICH WAS SUPPRESSED IN ALL LATER PRINTINGS. It occurs in the March, 1894 issue p.579. The Illustration is "TWO APPRENTICES" with a caricature of James Whistler who is satirized in the text as Joe Sibley. Whistler threatened to sue and the illustration was removed. SEPARATE ISSUES OF HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Jan. 1894-Dec. 1894, containing the first appearance of "Trilby" in the first 8 numbers, with 15 illustrations by Du Maurier in each episode.OTHER WORKS BY REMINGTON, WISTER A.B. FROST, PYLE, GIBSON ETC. Original pictorial wrappers, spines darkened, minor chipping at backs of some volumes few pp. chipped on margins, otherwise VERY GOOD with some unopened pages. In TWO CUSTOM RED SLIPCASES, GILT LETTERING ON SPINES VERY GOOD. Layard/ Suppressed Plates. p. 163 ff. Very Good.

Keywords: First Editions. Suppressed Illustrations. James Whistler.


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