Rebecca by Daphne Maurier, Signed (16 results)

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).

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).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. SIGNED by Daphne Du Maurier on a card attached to second half-title page: "Your's Sincerely, Daphne Du Maurier". Maroon boards with silver decorated band around mid-section with some rubbing. Early American Printing as title page has 1938 date in Roman Numerals, while copyright page states 1938; 'CL' on copyright page but lacks first edition statement so believed to be 2nd US printing. Dark blue/balck topstain faded; endpage and page age-toning. 457 pages. DJ rubbed with some edge wear and chipping at spine ends; price-clipped with 'No. 348888' stamped on top corner flap; mylar protected. From the wonderful 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film version of novel: Attached to front end page is a B&W photo SIGNED by LAURENCE OLIVIER (played 'Maxim de Winter'). Attached to first half-tille page is page is a card SIGNED by JUDITH ANDERSON (played 'Mrs. Danvers'); and another card SIGNED and inscribed by REGINALD DENNY (played 'Frank Crawley'). Laid-in (not attached) is a B&W photo SIGNED by JOAN FONTAINE (played 'Mrs. de Winter'). Unique copy for the Du Maurier--Rebecca fan or collector. Note: No International orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7ž" - 9ž" tall. Signed by Author.

Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Octavo ( 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 200 x 140 mm.). [vi], [1]-457, [1, blank] pp. A Very good copy that shows very well and with the signature of Daphne Du Maurier. 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. Du Maurier's sensationally popular gothic novel is about the marriage between a young American woman and a rich, British widower, as they are haunted by the memory of his late-wife Rebecca. The book quickly became a best seller after its publication, selling close to three million copies in the thirty or so years after its release. The novel won a National Book Award in 1938 - when the award was voted on by booksellers, interesting enough - and came in 14th on the BBC's 2003 survey The Big Read. Rebecca has been adapted into radio, television, and film productions, and even an Opera. The most famous of these is, of course, Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 film, produced by David O. Selznick, and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. It would be nominated for 11 Academy Awards and win two - including Best Picture and Best Cinematography. Daphne du Maurier, DBE (1907-1989) was an English author, known for her novels, biographies, and plays, born into an entertainment and literary family. Much of her work is haunting and hard to classify, bridging the romantic with the mysterious and sinister. Very Good.

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. Reduced from $2,900. Inscribed by Author(s).

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.

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.

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.

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: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1938, First Edition; First Impression, signed by the author to a letterhead. SIGNED "With best wishes, your sincerely, Daphne du Maurier" to Kilmath Par, Cornwall headed notepaper, inserted to a custom made compartment at the front of the volume. Recently rebound in a full leather binding with red leather onlay to the spine and front board. Internally tanned to the pages, creased to pages 145-160, closed tear to page 417, which has been reattached at some point with the gutter end of the text still legible. Red stained top edges as called for, bleeding on the top margin throughout - see photos. First edition of du Maurier's masterpiece which was later made into the Oscar-winning 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. A beautiful example. From the first chapter: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me". These famous opening lines later became one of the most famous opening words ever recorded in Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-winning 1940 film of the same name. Rebecca is certainly Du Maurier's most famous novel and one that many others after her attempted to imitate, as a resurgence of romantic mystery novels came soon after its publication. The Mystery Writers of America have named Rebecca among the top ten Mystery Novels of All Time. 446pp. The classic gothic mystery which was the source for Hitchcock's haunting film. Approximately 8 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles to full morocco spine. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition red leather onlay 'R' to the front board, gilt titles. Page edges good condition tanned and foxed, black mark to base, stained red top edge by the publisher. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition new, marbled paper, signed letterhead to the front. End papers good condition new, marbled paper, subsequent end papers foxed. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition foxed throughout, with many corners historically folded over, red stain to top margin, creased to pages 145-160, closed tear and reattached page 417. Binding good condition sound, nice attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1938 Binding: Hardback. Signed by Author(s).

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).

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 ˝" by 4 ˝", 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 price-clipped dust jacket (tiny bit of creasing to the spine panel tip else remarkably complete. 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, ever more so with her signed bookplate, especially with a personal inscription to a known colleague. Inscribed by Author(s).

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.

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).

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.