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Author: George Du Maurier.
Title: Peter Ibbetson. With an Introduction by his Cousin, Lady ***** ("Madge Plunket"). Edited and Illustrated by George Du Maurier.
Publisher: London, James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1892. First Edition in 2 Volumes. 
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8.5 " X 6 ".
Pages: 213, 235 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good half leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, light staining on the very lower corner margin of last 7 pages of volume 1 - as shown, nice ex-libris of Dr. S Jervois Aarons on the first endpaper - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful in-text illustrations by George Du Maurier.

The book: Nice 2 volumes edition of Peter Ibbetson, a strange tale of a love that transcends all obstacles, it relates the story of two youngsters who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder (it was actually self-defense), they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their lives together.

The author: George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for his work in Punch and for his Gothic novel Trilby, which featured the character Svengali. He was the father of the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier and artist Jeanne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan.