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Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1981
ISBN 10: 0575029943ISBN 13: 9780575029941
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original clipped jacket. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, odd small crease/rub to edges, a few small scratches, a little patchy rubbing and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a little tanned. Previous owner's name, date and location in pen to front end-paper. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to top edge of pages. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Book League of America, 1938
Seller: river break books, Fort benton, MT, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint edition hardcover without a dustjacket. Ex-library copy with typical marks. Exterior is rubbed and spine discolored. Photo requests encouraged. Interior is very clean with author's signature on half-title page. Text is clean and clear. Edges are generally square with light bumps to exterior edges. Binding is strong and solid with hinges loosened and partially split. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Garden City , NY DOUBLEDAY & CO., 1938
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, HAND SIGNED ON HALF TITLE PG BY AUTHOR, 1938 Btm Copyright Pg, Early Edition, VG+ DJ with Tiny chips Extremities / BOOK VG-, EX-LIBRARY USUAL WEAR STAMPS STICKER POCKET ETC, BACK WHITE DJ SAYS CRITICAL ACCLAIM REBECCA in Black, ,Spine not broken all pages intact, , it is a great collectible .GREEN boards & BLACK CLOTH SPINE WITH GOLD GILT, decorated band around mid-section with some rubbing. copyright page states 1938; . Dark blue/balck topstain faded; page age-toning; 457 pages.INNER DJ FLAP $5.95 & R. With Few Wrinkles & BACK FLAP ISBN# 0-385-04380-5 , Daphne du Maurier was born in London on May 13, 1907 , Brilliant Novel of unforgettable Woman. , The writing and language of Daphne DuMaurier is exquisitely rich with such precision to detail, one can easily enter the stage she sets and the worlds she creates. Signed by Author(s).
Published by New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1938, 1938
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
"Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again." DU MAURIER, Daphne. Rebecca. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1938. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Daphne du Maurier on publisher's tipped in sheet. Octavo ( 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 200 x 140 mm.). [vi], [1]-457, [1, blank] pp. Pages 387/388 with large repaired tear (no loss) and several other pages with short tears. Two ink signatures of former owners on front flyleaf. Rear flyleaf and paste down with pencil notes, etc. Publisher's maroon cloth with silver foil band at center printed in black. A good copy that shows very well and with the signature of Daphne Du Maurier. Daphne Du Maurier delivered the manuscript of Rebecca to her London publisher, Victor Gollancz, in April 1938. On receipt, the book was read in Gollancz's office, and her editor, Norman Collins, reported simply: "The new Daphne du Maurier contains everything that the public could want". Gollancz's reaction to Rebecca was relief and jubilation and a 'rollicking success' was predicted by him. He did not hang around and ordered a first print run of 20,000 copies which were published on 5th August, 1938. Within a month Rebecca had sold more than twice that number. The novel has been continuously in print since 1938. The first American edition was published a month later in September 1938. This 'gothic' novel depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, Rebecca. The novel has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen, including a 1939 play by du Maurier herself, the film Rebecca (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The story is also a successful musical production. The novel is best remembered for the character Mrs. Danvers, the West Country estate Manderley, and its opening line: "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (1907-1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was George du Maurier, a writer and cartoonist. Although du Maurier is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her best-selling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but they have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1948
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed "yours sincerely / Daphne du maurier" in blue ink to the title page. This "live" handwriting can be seen from the verso. Stated thirty-second impression (second re-setting) April 1948 (of a book first published 1938.) The type is a bit small, and the margins a bit tight, in this 302 pp. 12mo "Cheap Edition." Hitchcock's 1940 film noir -- his first in America -- won the "Best Picture" Oscar. Hitchcock was nominated for "Best Director," as were Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson for their performances, though none won the little statue for this one. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Doubleday, Doran and Company, New York, 1938
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Daphne du Maurier on publisher's tipped in sheet. [vi], 457 pp. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth with silver foil band at center printed in black. Very Good with light lean to binding, cloth lightly worn at corners and spine ends and with several small stains, light wear to silver foil band. Crease to cloth at rear and discoloration to bottom corner. Remnants of bookplate on front pastedown and blind stamp of former owner on front free endpaper. Small split at bottom edge of half-title page; contents slightly toned with minor instances of foxing and top corner slightly bumped. Hinge at 457pp over-opened with small tear to bottom margin. The bestselling Gothic novel.
1940 RPT JACKET WEAR TEAR REPAIRED, SIGNED INSCRIPTION AUTHOR TITLE PAGE.
Published by Doubleday Doran and Company, New York, 1938
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Daphne du Maurier on publisher's tipped in sheet. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth with silver wrap-around band printed in navy blue; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light wear, toning to pages.
Published by Victor Gollancz Limited, London, 1938
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Daphne du Maurier on a Book Society bookplate with "Rebecca" printed above her name. Bound in publisher's original black cloth stamped in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light lean to spine, light fading to spine cloth with dulling to gilt lettering there. Foxing mainly to textblock edge and pages toned. The first British edition of the author's best known work.
Published by GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING, USA, 1940
Seller: MySEAbooks, Harlingen, TX, U.S.A.
Signed
HARDCOVER. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: POOR. LIMITED EDITION. USA: GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING, 1940. LIMITED EDITION. NEAR FINE/POOR. USA: GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING, 1940. LIMITED EDITION. NEAR FINE/POOR. USA: GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING, 1940. LIMITED EDITION. NEAR FINE/POOR. SIGNED. GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, USA, 1940, hardcover, limited edition following the movie based on the book, SIGNED BY DU MAURIER AND THE STARS OF THE MOVIE JOAN FONTAINE AND LAWRENCE OLIVIER, book is near fine condition with minimal shelf wear and the jacket was removed and stored inside book so in Poor condition in two pieces but intact, a rare and collectible copy of this classic book, very small writing on inside front bookplate and FEP ' Christmas 1940 from Crete, Parm and Kenneth' along with previous owner name ' Frances I. Knuppenburger - 1940' all unobtrusive else unmarked, unclipped jacket and states ' This is copy 423252 of Rebecca' .
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Gollancz, 1938. First Edition. 446pp. Book is tight, with some softness to the spine, and some expected bumps given its age. There is a signed former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Faint pen mark on page 446. Dust Wrapper has loss and color fade on spine, but very good and uncommon in such condition. Housed in a custom case. LAID IN SIGNATURE with Photo. A very collectible copy of Du Maurier's most famous novel, which was successfully adapted for film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940, and went on to win an Oscar. Rebecca was A National Book Award winner in 1938, voted the UK's favorite book of the last 225 years in 2017 (beating out To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, among other notable titles). Signed by Author.
Published by Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., New York, 1938
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by Daphne du Maurier. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with light chipping to the spine and minor wear to the edges. This original First Issue dustjacket has the $2.75 price present on the front flap. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author and housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy Daphne Du Maurier First Editions. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Victor Gollanz, 1940
Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Du Maurier, Daphne. REBECCA. A Play In Three Acts. London: Victor Gollanz Ltd, 1940. First Edition, first and only printing, 1939 copyright date on the verso of the title. 7 ½" by 4 ½", 120pp. A Near Fine copy (black cloth with a paper label to the spine, the slightest abrasion to the boards) in a Near Fine unrestored entirely original dust jacket (tiny bit of creasing to the spine panel tip else remarkably complete. The DJ has a clip to the front flap; but it's likely not a price clip as the only other dust jacket image we've ever seen of this exceedingly scarce book had no printed price. REBECCA, the author's most famous work, was filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, and remains one of the most highly acclaimed films of its era. Rebecca's wildly popular 1938 psychological thriller of a woman's obsession with her husband's first wife likely may have encouraged Daphne du Maurier in 1939 to pen her own adaption of it as a three act play, It premiered in early 1940 with Celia Johnson and Margaret Rutherford in the leading roles, and played for six months and 350+ performances at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End until the theater was bombed to bits on September 7th, 1940, during one of the single most deadly air conflicts of the Battle of Britain . THIS COPY HAS DAPHNE DU MAURIER'S PERSONAL SIGNED EX-LIBRIS BOOKPLATE on the front paste-down (the same bookplate one very occasionally finds in the 1938 First Edition of the novel). BUT IT IS ALSO INSCRIBED on the title: "To Clive Hirschhorn/ from/ Daphne du Maurier/ 1989." Hirschhorn was the theater critic for the British Sunday Express. Rebecca, the novel, had a first print run of 20,000 copies. This printing of her theatrical adaptation appears to have had a tiny print run making this volume far more difficult to find in comparison. More so, in this superb condition, even more so with her signed bookplate, especially with a personal inscription to a known colleague. Inscribed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 446. First edition, first printing. Includes original The Book Society bookplate, specifically created for this edition of 'Rebecca' and signed by the author, Daphe Du Maurier. There are very few available copies with the original bookplate, not to mention signed. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with the book's title stamped in gilt. With original dust-jacket, very rare. In very good condition, The dust-jacket shows very light signs of shelf-wear, with very slight tearing at the top of the spine, and very small markings on spine and back of cover. The spine, however, is noticeably faded. Light foxing inside but pages are unmarked, clean and uncreased, with tight binding. Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel written by English author Daphne du Maurier. The novel depicts an unnamed young woman who marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character. Rebecca sold 2.8 million copies between its publication in 1938 and 1965. It has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen, including a 1939 play by du Maurier herself, and the film Rebecca (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The book looks like it was originally owned by Joan Henry, an English author and former débutante; she was jailed for passing a fraudulent cheque in 1951 and her best-known works were based on her experiences in prison, the semi-autobiographical Who Lie in Gaol. Bertrand Russell, who was very fond of her, was her mother's first cousin. Her unusual name and her future connections to the publisher Gollancz seem to prove that this was indeed her copy - however we should mention that we could not find any recorded sample of her handwriting which could help us make comparisons with the ownership signature on the bookplate. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Victor Gollancz, 1938
Seller: Neverland Books, Waalre, Netherlands
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier Victor Gollancz, London. 1938 first UK edition first printing. Signed presentation inscription from the author to her governess "Tod, with love from Daphne. July 1938" to front free endpaper, light marginal toning and some foxing, upper hinge tinder, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light fading to spine, spine with short split to head and fraying to foot, joints rubbed, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, neatly repaired tear to head of upper panel, light creasing to head, extremities rubbed. A superb association copy inscribed from the author to her favourite governess in the month prior to publication. Signed copies of Rebecca are rare, we can only trace a handful at auction, we can find no like association copy. Maud Waddell worked as one of several governesses for the Du Maurier children and she is now regarded as having had an important formative influence on Daphne in particular. Waddell (or, "Tod" as she was nicknamed by the children after the Beatrix Potter character) was a strong, independently-minded woman who instilled in Du Maurier a passion for reading and encouraged her early writing. Writing in her memoirs, Du Maurier recounts some early influences from Waddell's recommendations: "Wilde filled my reading hours, but a more lasting impression was made by the stories of Katherine Mansfield, introduced to me by Tod who had a brother in New Zealand, and I felt instinctively that if I could only one day in the distant future write some sketch that might compare, however humbly, to hers, I need not despair." . Waddell later became a close friend and confidant, and would even serve as governess for Du Maurier's own children many years later. - Du Maurier, Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer, 1977. This is the must have book for serious collectors. Inscribed by Author.