Rebecca -
Daphne Du Maurier
1938 - Victor Gollancz Limited, London - First Edition
‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’
First edition – with the fragile dust jacket in near fine, unrestored, and thus scarce condition – of this iconic gothic mystery.
Considered du Maurier’s finest work, the novel is narrated by the second Mrs de Winters, the naive second wife of wealthy widower, Maxim de Winter, owner of the renowned estate, Manderley. As the story unfolds, the second Mrs de Winter increasingly finds herself haunted by her glamorous predecessor, Rebecca, and tormented by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, subsequently leading her to uncover an unexpected tragedy...
Hauntingly adapted for the 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Part of Queen's Quorum, and a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone mystery.
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, and lived mostly in Cornwall. Many of her stories – The Birds and Don’t Look Now – and novels were filmed, the most famous being Rebecca.
References: Modern Library, 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Howard Haycraft, Murder For Pleasure. Book Collector No.273, p34. Book Collector No.285, p30-40.
Thick octavo (book size 22x13.8cm), pp. 446 [2]. In publisher’s black cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover and spine, dust jacket priced ‘8/6 net’ to spine. Condition: Near fine, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, in near fine dust jacket, spine toned, modicum of wear and wrinkling to spine ends, wrinkle to mid-spine,hint of rubbing to extremities. Ref: 112343 Price: HK$ 55,000
First edition – with the fragile dust jacket in near fine, unrestored, and thus scarce condition – of this iconic gothic mystery.
Considered du Maurier’s finest work, the novel is narrated by the second Mrs de Winters, the naive second wife of wealthy widower, Maxim de Winter, owner of the renowned estate, Manderley. As the story unfolds, the second Mrs de Winter increasingly finds herself haunted by her glamorous predecessor, Rebecca, and tormented by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs Danvers, subsequently leading her to uncover an unexpected tragedy...
Hauntingly adapted for the 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Part of Queen's Quorum, and a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone mystery.
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, and lived mostly in Cornwall. Many of her stories – The Birds and Don’t Look Now – and novels were filmed, the most famous being Rebecca.
References: Modern Library, 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Howard Haycraft, Murder For Pleasure. Book Collector No.273, p34. Book Collector No.285, p30-40.
Thick octavo (book size 22x13.8cm), pp. 446 [2]. In publisher’s black cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover and spine, dust jacket priced ‘8/6 net’ to spine. Condition: Near fine, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, in near fine dust jacket, spine toned, modicum of wear and wrinkling to spine ends, wrinkle to mid-spine,hint of rubbing to extremities. Ref: 112343 Price: HK$ 55,000