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Daphne Du Maurier. Rebecca. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1938.
Price: US$10.26 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1941 22nd Impression on somewhat faded blue cloth + dedication to end paper
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Daphne Du Maurier. Rebecca. Victor Gollancz, 1938.
Price: US$49.39 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1938. Seventh Impression. 446 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to back pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Daphne Du Maurier. Rebecca. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1938.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good Hardback, 1938, Black boards, bowed at corners, some foxing, gilt on spine faded; 5 1.2" x 8 1/2"; 446 pages
Seller: Elder's Bookstore, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
DU MAURIER, Daphne. Rebecca.. London Victor Gollancz Limited 1938, 1938.
Price: US$481.04 + shipping
Description: First Edition, first impression. In publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine and front board. Like many other copies, this book lacks the dust jacket. Light bumping to head and tail of spine. Slight crease to spine, and gilt on spine somewhat rubbed. Has a bookplate by Robert Gibbings for The Book Society to front pastedown. Page edges moderately browned, with small stain to top right corner of pages 131 - 146. Not affecting text. Page 47 / 48 has had a small tear at the bottom, now neatly repaired with archival tape. Overall good +. 446 pages. 200 x 135 mm (7¾ x 5¼ inches).
Seller: Harrison-Hiett Rare Books, Richelieu, France
Daphne Du Maurier. REBECCA. Victor Gollancz, London, 1938.
Price: US$481.04 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Comes with a bonus item, which is a copy of a large newspaper article [size A3] about Daphne Du Maurier and how she came to write Rebecca at her publisher's request. It's very interesting. It delves into Daphne Du Mauriers private life, [even mentions lesbianism]. This is Daphne Du Mauriers most famous book. "A study in Jealousy", she is reported to have said. 1938 to bottom of full title page. Has the amazing opening line.'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.' Description of book: A beautiful facsimile dustjacket accompanies this book. Created from a first impression [Gollancz] from 1938, it retains a beautifully vibrant colour and has the price of 8/6 net to spine. Now housed in a plastic sleeve for future protection. - Black cloth, reinked. Gilt lettering to the front and spine. Frayed cloth to the edges, mainly top and bottom of the spine. Crease down the middle of the spine. The spine is not in a great condition but it is present. Overall; a clean condition. All housed beneath the accompanying dustjacket. - Story has 446 pages. Browning and foxing throughout. The last blank endpage is missing and the small strip left has been adhered to the rear board. This was a method sometimes used to strengthen the page block. - END - Thank you for your interest and I do hope you can buy this beautiful book. - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.
Seller: Modern_First_Printings, EAST SUSSEX, United Kingdom
DU MAURIER. DAPHNE.. REBECCA.. Victor Gollancz Limited. London. 1938, 1938.
Price: US$1122.42 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.4 inches). Some very minor browning to the page edges, as is common with the cheap paper used in this book, and a couple of pages with a crease to the outer corner of the page, otherwise a very good copy finely bound in recent full black morocco, spine with five raised bands, the compartments lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt.
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1539.31 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1938, First Edition; First Impression. Recently rebound in a full leather binding with red leather onlay to the spine and front board. 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 a red label, red leather onlays 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. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition new, floral patterned paper. End papers good condition new, floral patterned paper, subsequent end papers foxed. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition foxed throughout, with many corners historically folded over. Binding good condition sound, nice attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1938 Binding: Hardback
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca. Victor Gollancz Limited, London, 1938.
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and upper board; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Lean to binding, cloth lightly worn at the extremities and spine toned. Pages toned and heavily foxed at textblock edge, prelims and terminals and lighter-so throughout.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
DU MAURIER, Daphne. Rebecca. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1938, 1938.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: "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.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca. Victor Gollancz Limited, London, 1938.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$5772.43 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
DU MAURIER, Daphne.. Rebecca.. Victor Gollancz, London., 1938.
Price: US$11224.16 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. 446 pages.Bookplate on front free endpaper. Edges spotted. Cover slightly bumped at head and tail of spine and at two corners. Very good indeed in very good indeed, slightly spotted dustwrapper faintly faded at the spine and very slightly nicked. Rare in such a presentable dustwrapper.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Daphne du Maurier. Rebecca (uncorrected proof). Victor Gollancz, 1938.
Price: US$12827.62 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Uncorrected proof of Daphne du Mauriers classic work (Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again). Published in 1938 by Victor Gollancz. An excellent copy, presented in a handsome custom case.
Seller: CASSIUS&Co., London, United Kingdom
Du Maurier (Daphne). Rebecca.. Victor Gollancz, 1938.
Price: US$14751.76 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, pp. 446, crown 8vo, original black cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board and backstrip, the backstrip lettering slightly rubbed to title, very slight lean to spine, corners very gently knocked, light spotting to edges and a few faint spots to rear free endpaper, Book Society "Rebecca" bookplate to flyleaf with previous owner's name obliterated, dustjacket a little nicked and creased with the backstrip panel a little faded and the odd very very faint spot, very good. Signed by the author on a Book Society bookplate (designed by Rex Whistler) to the flyleaf, the bookplate with the book's title printed above her signature - i.e., issued with the book, and therefore certifiably a contemporary signature. A pleasing copy of this modern classic.
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Maurier, Daphne Du. Rebecca. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1938.
Price: US$16034.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Henry Pordes Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$40000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "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.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands