Daphne Du Maurier, Signed (45 results)

Laminated wraps. Condition: Very Good. In 2 volumes, spiral-bound laminated covers, 29; 28 pp., covers clean, internally clean, loosely laid in is a typed letter signed by Collin Langley to Margaret Forster, author of the 1993 biography of Daphne du Maurier. ; 8.5" x 12".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Christian Browning (photographs) (illustrator). 1st thus. A new edition of a title first published in 1967, extolling in word and picture the allure of Cornwall and all things Cornish. Tipped on to front pastedown is a brief letter from du Maurier's secretary, apologizing for the writer's inability, due to poor health, to meet with the letter's recipients. Included is a second piece of du Maurier letterhead with a signed note from the writer for inclusion in this book. Which it is, tipped on to the front end paper. The note reads "With very best wishes/from/Daphne du Maurier./September 1982." Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 208 pages (including bibliography), illustrated w/photographs by du Maurier's son. Bumped bottom corners, light general wear, in price-clipped dust jacket w/moderate edgewear, 1"-long abrasion to rear panel, moderate general wear. Size: Small quarto. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Signatures of Daphne du Maurier and Charles Laughton on the half-title page. (Real or facsimile - you decide!) Gilt spine lettering & embossed "Jamaica Inn" image centered on the green silk covered front cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Used.Hardcover in clipped dust-jacket.Fifth impression Jan 1969.Signed by Daphne du Maurier to the title page.Previous owner's name to endpaper.Another name and date not in the author's hand to the verso of the half-title page.Dust-jacket rubbed to the corner of the lower covers.Book has some mild scattered spotting to top page edges.First edition but later impression. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Keith Ritchens (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition/printing. Book is in Fine condition. Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with very light foxing on verso and a bit of spine sunning. Very attractive and not price clipped. The UK partners with the US followed by an unexpected takeover of the island! Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Ms. Du Maurier on the half title page. An outstanding copy of this novel, very scarce signed, originally begun by Du Maurier's friend and mentor Arthur Quiller-Couch, then completed by Du Maurier at the request of Quiller-Couch's daughter; Du Maurier is of course the author of the classic novels "Rebecca", "My Cousin Rachel", etc. This copy is in near fine condition with a square tight binding, bright blue spine lettering, and clean, white pages throughout; light foxing is present to the page edges and paste downs with a larger area of foxing to the epigraph page (possibly from a card or bookmark), else fine. Housed in a clean, crisp, and bright dust jacket that shows only mild rubbing to the edges, a small, mostly inconspicuous stain to the front panel, and some mild foxing to the spine, back panel, and flap edges. Overall, a beautiful example of this title, probably the nicest signed copy currently available in the marketplace. A nice edition to the Du Maurier collector's library or English Literature collection. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($4.50 intact), and not ex-library; protected in a Mylar sleeve and will ship in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, first printing. Number 195 from a signed limited edition of 250 copies. Also signed by illustrator Michael Foreman. Fine in red cloth boards in the publisher's slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed "yours sincerely / Daphne du maurier" in blue ink to the title page. Impression of 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. Here reduced from $2,900. Inscribed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Good+. FIRST UK EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, with b/w frontispiece and plates. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Spine sunned, bruising and wear to extremities, edges toned, a few spots. Inscribed by Aldrich in blue biro to ffep: "To Joan Gilbert/ My most attractive interviewer on TV or anywhere/ With thanks and best regards/ Dick Aldrich/ London April 1955", Tony Chance's ex libris and 'librãris' labels to ffep, Times obituary clipping, for Gilbert, pasted to rear fep and pastedown. Else, clean and tidy. In supplied dust jacket: creased and frayed, chipped at extremities, amateur tape repair to reverse, but the fabulous front panel illustration remains bright. A pleasing association copy of Aldrich's best-selling memoir. Good+/ good-only From Aldrich's inscription it seems that Gilbert interviewed him in London in 1955, perhaps during a tour promoting his book. Richard Stoddard Aldrich (19021986) was an American theatrical manager "of great repute", who married Gertrude Lawrence in 1940, becoming her second husband. The couple remained together until her sudden and unexpected death from cancer in 1952. Joan Gilbert (1906-1991) was a British television presenter and personality, who was "'the face' of the BBC's longest running topical television show Picture Page (1936-1952)" (Charlesworth, 2018). She went on to write for the TV Mirror and appear "on the new wave of Women's Programmes on BBC Television such as About the Home" (Marcus, 2010). Like Lawrence, Gilbert was "effervescent and unpredictable" and a popular and provocative figure (ibid). Whilst first published in the US by Greystone Press in 1954 (in a much less fabulous dust jacket), the British edition was the first to feature Daphne Du Maurier's 'Foreword'. Du Maurier and Lawrence had become close when the actor played the lead in the author's play, September Tide (1948). In her foreword tribute, Du Maurier observed of her friend and lover: "An actress of instinct and impulse, of swift and sudden change, of ever-varying mood, she was herself a light that danced and swayed, that burnt, not with a dull lamp's steady glow, but with all the divine uncertainty of flickering candles on a Christmas tree" (Du Maurier, here). From the library of Tony M. Chance. A bibliophile and collector from Bromsgrove, Chance amassed a significant collection of signed modern literature, as well as history and arts books. He frequently extra-illustrated his books with related ephemera, often signed. Diane Charlesworth (2018) 'Female presence at the BBC: Uncovering the hidden history of Joan Gilbert (1938-1962),' paper at Doing Women's Film and Television History Conference IV, UoSouthampton; Laurence Marcus (2010) 'Joan Gilbert,' Teletronic Blog.

Leinen. Condition: Gut. dem unsigniertem Buch liegt ein Privatfoto bei signiert mit Datum von der britischen Schriftstellerin Dame Daphne Du Maurier ( 1907-89) . Viele von DuMaurier `s Romane und Erzählungen wurden auch verfilmt u.a. von Alfred Hitchcock ( Die Vögel, Rebecca) und Nicolas Roeg ( Dreh dich nicht um; Filmtitel: Wenn die Gondeln Trauer tragen ) . Das Buch hat leichte Alters - und Gebrauchsspuren, Papier etwas altersgebräunt. with photo signed by author Size: 8°. Buch.

Groß-8°. 24,5 x 19,5 cm. 303 Seiten. Illustrierter Original-Leinenband im hellblauen Original-Pappschuber. Nummer 8 von 100 der nummerierten und von Kristina Andres signierten Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe. Mit beiliegender, von Kristina Andres signierter und ebenfalls mit 8/100 nummerierter Original-Grafik, Blattgröße: ca. 18 x 22,5 cm. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen. Neuwertiges Exemplar.

Echtfoto. Condition: Gut. Tolle Farbfoto der Autorin mit zwei Hunden von Daphne du Maurier bildseitig mit blauem Kuli signiert /// Autogramm Autograph signiert signed signee /// Dame Daphne Busson du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (* 13. Mai 1907 in London; ? 19. April 1989 in Par, Cornwall) war eine englische Schriftstellerin. Bekannt wurde sie durch ihren Roman Rebecca und dessen Verfilmung durch Alfred Hitchcock, der außerdem ihren Roman Jamaica Inn (in Deutschland erst 1951 als Riff-Piraten uraufgeführt) und ihre Kurzgeschichte Die Vögel verfilmte. Ein Teil ihres Lebens wurde 2007 unter dem Titel Daphne mit Geraldine Somerville in der Hauptrolle verfilmt. Daphne du Maurier war Tochter des Schauspielers Gerald du Maurier und seiner Frau Muriel Beaumont sowie Enkelin des Schriftstellers George du Maurier. Sie wuchs wohlbehütet mit ihren zwei Schwestern in London und Paris auf, wo sie Privatunterricht erhielt. Finanziell unabhängig, widmete sie sich dem Segeln und Reisen - und schrieb nebenbei ihre ersten Kurzgeschichten. Im Alter von 19 entschied sie nach einem Urlaub in Cornwall, sich dort niederzulassen. Fortan spielten ihre Geschichten vorwiegend an der englischen Küste. 1928 begann du Maurier Kurzgeschichten zu schreiben und veröffentlichte 1931 ihren ersten Roman Der Geist von Plyn, der ihr nicht nur ersten Erfolg bei Publikum und Kritik bescherte, sondern auch die Aufmerksamkeit ihres späteren Ehemannes, des Generals Frederick Browning (Heirat 1932), einbrachte. Mit Browning hatte sie zwei Töchter und einen Sohn. Ihr Gatte wurde 1946 als Knight geadelt, wodurch sie den Höflichkeitstitel Lady Browning erhielt. Daphne du Maurier, 1947 auf dem Flughafen von Amsterdam Berühmt wurde sie durch die Romane Jamaica Inn und Rebecca, die vom Regisseur Alfred Hitchcock verfilmt wurden. Von 1943 bis 1969 bewohnte sie 'Menabilly' zur Miete (ihr Vorbild für 'Manderley' - in dem der Roman spielt). Rebecca, mit Joan Fontaine und Laurence Olivier in den Hauptrollen besetzt, wurde 1940 mit dem Oscar für den besten Film des Jahres ausgezeichnet. 1963 folgte die Verfilmung von du Mauriers Kurzgeschichte Die Vögel, die ebenfalls von Alfred Hitchcock auf die Leinwand gebracht wurde. Ähnlich erfolgreich war die Verfilmung ihrer Erzählung Dreh dich nicht um, die als Wenn die Gondeln Trauer tragen (1973) von Regisseur Nicolas Roeg mit Donald Sutherland und Julie Christie inszeniert wurde. 1969 wurde sie selbst durch Königin Elizabeth II. als Dame Commander des Order of the British Empire (DBE) geadelt. Sie lebte zuletzt zurückgezogen und schrieb ab 1977 nicht mehr. 1989 starb Daphne du Maurier in einem kleinen Fischerdorf bei St Blazey in Cornwall. Zeitlebens kämpfte sie gegen ihre lesbischen Gefühle. Von ihr stammt der berühmte Ausdruck ?der Junge in der Schachtel? (the boy in the box), eine Metapher für unterdrückte und verdrängte lesbische Gefühle.[1][2] Als sie in die USA reisen musste, weil es einen gerichtlich zu klärenden Plagiatsvorwurf wegen Rebecca gab, verliebte sie sich in Ellen McCarter, die zweite Ehefrau ihres amerikanischen Verlegers Nelson Doubleday. Diese soll dann auch Inspiration für spätere Werke gewesen sein.[3] Es wird ihr überdies eine Beziehung mit Gertrude Lawrence nachgesagt, die später eine dieser Figuren verkörperte. Ihre Romane und Erzählungen zeichnen sich durch Spannung und psychologische Tiefe aus, auch wenn sie meist Abenteuer und Romanzen zum Thema haben und zu ihrer Zeit als melodramatisch galten. Du Maurier verfasste auch historische Romane, Theaterstücke und Biographien. Trotz ihres großen Erfolgs beim Publikum und höchster Anerkennung als Dame Commander wurden du Mauriers Werke von englischen Literaturkritikern zu ihren Lebzeiten nicht als hochwertig eingeschätzt. Auch in Daten der englischen und amerikanischen Literatur von 1890 bis zur Gegenwart von Wolfgang Karrer und Eberhard Kreutzer (dtv, München 1973) ist sie nicht erwähnt. Bekannte Werke Wiederaufbau des Büros von Daphne du Maurier im Smuggler?s Museum, Jamaica Inn Angegeben ist meist das Jahr der englischen Veröffentlichung. 1931: The Loving Spirit. (Roman); dt.: Der Geist von Plyn. Auch Die Frauen von Plyn. 1933: The Progress of Julius. (Roman); dt.: Karriere. 1934: Gerald: A Portrait. (Biographischer Roman); dt.: Gerald. 1936: Jamaica Inn. (Roman), nach dem gleichnamigen Gasthaus; dt.: Jamaica Inn. Übersetzt von Brigitte Heinrich und Christel Dormagen. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-458-36458-0. 1937: The du Mauriers. (Biographischer Roman); dt.: Kehrt wieder, die ich liebe. 1938: Rebecca. (Roman); dt.: Rebecca. Neu übersetzt von Brigitte Heinrich und Christel Dormagen. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-458-36134-3. 1941: Frenchman?s Creek. (Roman); dt.: Die Bucht des Franzosen. Neu übersetzt von Christel Dormagen und Brigitte Heinrich. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2021, ISBN 978-3-458-68154-0. 1943: Happy Christmas. (Kurzgeschichte); dt.: Fröhliche Weihnachten. 1943: Hungry Hill. (Roman); dt.: Die Erben von Clonmere. 1946: The King?s General. (Roman); dt.: Des Königs General. 1949: The Parasites. (Roman); dt.: Die Parasiten. 1951: My Cousin Rachel. (Roman); dt.: Meine Cousine Rachel. Neu übersetzt von Brigitte Heinrich und Christel Dormagen. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-458-36197-8. 1952: The Birds. (Kurzgeschichte); dt.: Die Vögel. 1952: Kiss Me Again, Stranger. (Kurzgeschichte); dt.: Küß mich noch einmal Fremder. 1952: Der Apfelbaum. (Erzählung) 1954: Mary Anne. (Roman) 1957: The Scapegoat. (Roman); dt.: Der Mann mit meinem Gesicht. Auch: Der Sündenbock. 1963: The Glass-Blowers. (Biographischer Roman); dt.: Ein Kelch aus Kristall. 1965: The Flight of the Falcon. (Roman); dt.: Das Geheimnis des Falken. 1967: Vanishing Cornwall - The Spirit and History of Cornwall. 1967; dt. Cornwall-Saga - Roman einer Landschaft. Schweizer Verlagshaus, Zürich 1984, ISBN 3-596-28182-2. 1969: The House on the Strand. (Roman); dt.: Ein Tropfen Zeit. Neuausgabe mit Illustrationen von Kristina Andres. Edition Büchergilde, 2015, ISBN 978-3-864.

287 Seiten, OLeinen m. OU. Von der Autorin auf dem Titelblatt gewidmet und signiert. ("with best wishes yours sincerly Daphne duMaurier 1977"). Das Buch wirkt ungelesen, der Umschlag mit kleinen Randläsuren und am Rücken ausgeblichen. Schönes Exemplar. Good copy. Sehr selten. Very rare. Signed by the author. Lizenzausgabe des Scherz Verlags. Auszug Wikipedia: "Dame Daphne Busson du Maurier, DBE (* 13. Mai 1907 in London; 19. April 1989 in Par, Cornwall) war eine englische Schriftstellerin. Bekannt wurde sie durch ihren Roman Rebecca und dessen Verfilmung durch Alfred Hitchcock, der außerdem ihren Roman Jamaica Inn (als Riff-Piraten) und ihre Kurzgeschichte Die Vögel (unter demselben Titel) verfilmte. Ein Teil ihres Lebens wurde 2007 unter dem Titel Daphne mit Geraldine Somerville in der Hauptrolle verfilmt." Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

No Binding. Condition: VG. Sized about 4.5 x 5.5 inches, on paper, toning noted along left edge. Signed by Author(s).

kl.4°. 303 Seiten. Mit Illustrationen vopn Kristina Andres. Illustr. Original-Leineneinband im Schuber (Neu, Originalverpackt). = Büchergilde Vorzugsausgaben. Mit einer beigefügten farbigen Original-Radierung von Kristina Andres. Num. und sign. 81/100.

First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the author to Daphne du Maurier. Publisher's original navy-blue cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with two black and white photographs. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a hint of fading to the bottom edge of the upper board and bumping to the bottom corners. The contents with some light scattered foxing to the preliminary pages and edges of the textblock are otherwise in very good order and clean throughout. Complete with the very good lightly spotted dustwrapper which has a little wear to the spine ends. Not price-clipped. Signed and inscribed by Victor Gollancz to Daphne du Maurier in blue ink to the front free endpaper "Dear Daphne / with fondest love / VG". A nice association copy of the publisher Victor Gollancz's powerful critique of the development and use of nuclear weapons, warmly presented to one of his best-selling authors, Daphne du Maurier. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). HBDJ, 1965, Early Reprint, 253 PGs, Book VG Condition and Dust Jacket in VG- Condition with minor wear around the edges DJ & Tiny Chips , Light Soil Back DJ , Interior NiCE tight Clean. Beige Grey Cloth Lettered in Black on SPine light Wear, Publishers RedDye Stain on Top Pgs Edges . Gothic Mystery set in both Mediaeval Rome and the present day, which includes the classic elements of the Genre; murder, and haunting from a phantom. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. A very good copy bound finely woven black paper-covered boards. Stamped brightly in gold on the spine. Vertical abrasion strips on the front and rear paste-downs where the dust jacket was once taped down. Name and date (Dorothy Bates/ Sept. 1966) in orange marker on the front endpaper. The jacket is good only with several closed tears, soiling, and beige tape strips along the edges of the flaps. This copy, however, has two typed letters signed by "Daphne du Maurier" and Daphne du Maurier Browning", respectively; the first is glued onto the title page, and the second is a full-page letter glued to page ix just after the Acknowledgments page. The first letter on the title page is 7 typed lines signed in ink: Do ask Mr. Robinson of the Sowerby Bridge Public Library if he has a copy of my Fowey sisters book, just out, called "Old Maids Remember." It is delightful, and you would love it, full of glimpses of our younger days, and amusing photographs of the three of us. With best wishes always, Yours very sincerely "Daphne du Maurier" (blue ink) The second letter after the acknowledgments is 17 typed lines signed in blue ink: "Daphne du Maurier Browning": "So glad you liked my sisters book. I shall tell her when she next comes to lunch. She comes once a week, generally on Sundays, but she is a much busier person than I am, on her parish council, Conservative committees, good works, and does a tremendous amount locally. I love to fancy the three of us are a bit Bronte-ish as sisters, with Angela as Charlotte, myself the solitary one as Emily meeting no one (!) and Jeanne the youngest, who became Catholic, and draws so well, and is musical, is Anne! Keep up the sleuth-work over the Branwell note-book, and think of me next week surrounded by grandchildren and no doubt slipping away in to the woods now and again to get some peace! Yours very sincerely, "Daphne du Maurier Browning" (in bright blue ink) Angela du Maurier (1904 2002) was an English novelist who also wrote two volumes of autobiography, It's Only the Sister(1951) and Old Maids Remember. She was the sister of Daphne du Maurier. The eldest of three daughters of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont (maternal niece of William Comyns Beaumont), she was born in St Pancras, London. Her grandfather was the author and Punch cartoonist George du Maurier, who created the character of Svengali in the novel Trilby. Although three years older than her better known sisterDaphne, she outlived her by thirteen years. Originally aspiring to follow the family tradition of acting, she planned to be an actress and spent two seasons on the stage. She played Wendy Darling alongside both Gladys Cooper and Dorothy Dickson as Peter Pan. She worked on the land inCornwall during the war and travelled extensively in Europe. She later turned to writing, with the release of her earlier works coinciding with the publication of her sister's Rebecca and Jamaica Inn. Her works of fiction include The Road to Leenane, Pilgrims by the Way, The Perplexed Heart, Reveille and Treveryan. She lived at Ferryside, the family house in Cornwall, for most of her life. She died inWandsworth, London, aged 97. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Published 1966" on the copyright page and no subsequent printings listed.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Christian Browning (illustrator). A very neat edition of this work on Cornwall by Daphne du Maurier, signed by the author. Third impression, August 1967. First published July 1967. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Christian Browning, du Maurier's son. A collection of writings on Cornwall exploring the origins and approaches to the area, the climate, legends, and eccentrics. Written by Daphne du Maurier, an English novelist, playwright, and biographer. Best known for her works Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, and Jamaica Inn. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Original unclipped dust wrapper has been stuck to the boards, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A First UK printing published by Gollancz in 1972. The BOOK is in near FINE condition with occasional minor mark on the boards and one superficial scratch on the rear board. The spine tips are slightly pushed with a hint of fading at the tip edges. The orange end papers are clean and bright. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very GOOD++ or better condition. There is very mild fading to the spine of the wrapper which does not detract from the overall design. The wraparound design by Keith Ritchens looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival protector. The book has been Signed and Inscribed by the author to the title page: 'Mabel, with best wishes.yours sincerely Daphne Du Maurier '. Signed Du Maurier Titles are very hard to find. A lovely scarce copy with such attributes. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Inscribed by Author(s).

[Cookery anthology] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.260. With vignette illustrations within the text. Publisher's green cloth hardcovers in pictorial dust-jacket. Editor's inscription to the endpaper: "Renee Hellman - Christmas 1961", with recipient's name 'Dawn Field' above. A fine copy of the book in a very good jacket with some small nicks tears and rubs, one larger tear to rear. A selection of favourite recipes from famous people, with a foreword by A. Dickson Wright. Includes Ian Fleming on scrambled eggs, plus contributions from his friends including Noel Coward, Lady Diana Cooper, Wolf Mankowitz and Paul Gallico. A scarce book. Fleming's piece, published as 'Scrambled Eggs' had the working title 'Scrambled Eggs James Bond'. Within his fictional works Fleming provided two recipes; this one for scrambled eggs (007 In New York, 1964) and a recipe for fudge (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1964). This copy comes from the comprehensive bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert C99.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. FOREMAN, Michael (illustrator). Published: 1987. Limited edition. No. 234 of 500 copies. Signed by author. Signed by author and illustrator. DESCRIPTION: Maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. Gilt all edges. Housed in grey cloth slip case with colour paste on illustration. Colour illustrations by Michael Foreman. Language: English. Book Condition: Fine. DJ Condition: Near Fine: Very minor wear to corners and edges. Pages 284. Size: 24cm by 18.5cm. Signed by author.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Dust Jacket Condition: good. First. 457 pages, 8vo, burgundy cloth with embossed silver pictorial wrap-around band, d.w. New York: Doubleday Doran, 1939. First American Edition. Ownership signature on flyleaf; end leaves darkened. The dust wrapper is edge-worn with a triangular chip on the back panel and some tape reinforcement on the verso, but is price-intact, and very presentable. This is one of an unknown number of copies signed by DuMaurier on an inserted leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. RARE SIGNED EDITION Photos emailed upon request Price can be negotiable; Signed by Author.

[Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression, PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.298 [2]. With author's inscription to title: 'For Frieda my / friend and neighbour / Daphne Du Maurier //.' Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the distinctive yellow Gollancz dust-jacket, priced at 9/6. Bookstore stamp to flap. A fine copy of the book in a near fine jacket, slightly worn to crown and gently toned to the spine. Inspired by a grisly discovery in the nineteenth century, 'The King's General' was the first of du Maurier's novels to be written at Menabilly, the model for Manderley in 'Rebecca'. Set in the seventeenth century, it tells the story of a country and a family riven by war, and features one of fiction's most original heroines in Honor Harris. Book Collector No.285, p30-40.

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 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

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: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne Du Maurier. Victor Gollancz, London. 1936 first UK edition first printing, signed by the author on endpaper, ink gift inscription in another hand "M. M. Chatterton Easter 1936 from L. W. S." to front free endpaper, light edge-spotting occasionally straying to margins, light browning to half-title and rear endpaper, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light sunning to spine, 8vo, 1936. Very rare to find signed copies of one of Du Maurier's greatest works. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition Thus; A Good plus book in a Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED, inscribed, and dated by the author to the title page. A handsome copy of this reprint of Du Maurier's first published novel; as of this listing, the only signed copy available on the online market. This was Ms. Du Maurier's first novel, followed up by a multitude of classic 20th century fiction, including "Rebecca", "My Cousin Rachel" and "The Scapegoat". This copy is in good or better condition with a completely intact binding, gold lettering over bright red boards, and clean pages throughout; the book shows rubbing and staining to the text block and boards, a mild bow to the front board, minor fading to the spine, and some light rubbing to the spine ends and edges. Housed in an intact, original, very good dust jacket that shows light browning to the spine, some moderate rubbing and chipping to the ends, edges, and corners, a couple of short closed tears, most significantly to the spine, and some light staining to the bottom of the back panel and back flap. Overall, a presentable and collectible copy of a book very scarce signed by Du Maurier; not remaindered, not price clipped ($3.95 intact), not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Signed 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).