Daphne Du Maurier, Signed (63 results)

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 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).

Echtfoto. 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.

[Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.298 [1], Acknowledgements; [1], blank. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the distinctive yellow Gollancz dust-jacket, priced at 9/6. With author's inscription to title: 'For Frieda my / friend and neighbour / Daphne Du Maurier //.' 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.

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.

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).

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. RARE SIGNED EDITION Photos emailed upon request Price can be negotiable. 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 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. From the collection of M.B. and Adrian Homer Goldstone-brother collectors and Steinbeck's bibliographer--a fine copy in a very good minus unclipped dustjacket. This copy has been signed "With Love Daphne, July 1968" directly on the front free endpaper. A tight and clean copy in light olive cloth with blue lettering to the spine--with only mild toning on the end pages. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped with a price of $3.95--with moderate rubbing to the rear panel and edgewear to the edges and spine--with some loss of paper at the upper spine. Still a very scarce copy signed by the author. A combination of 9 stories "In the vein of Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel". Will be well packed and shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

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).

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Edge wear. Tanning along fore edges. Some rubbing and fading to covers. Spine creases. Spine is slightly cocked. Fore edges are mufffed. Inscribed by Author(s).

[Short Stories] INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, Second Impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.285; [3]. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Flavia Tower. With presentation note on flyleaf, to her best friend and cousin Ursula Pike, together with a lengthy hand-written note on Kilmarth stationary wishing Ursula well during her house move, noting an unfortunate car crash (and postscript that this has postponed the move), and asking in time for an opinion on the [present] book. Top edge dusty/spotted, jacket laminated to book otherwise a very good copy with an exceptional association between the renowned author and her best friend. Daphne and Ursula played together in Cornwall as children and discovered the house Kilmarth, later owned by Du Maurier, which was the inspiration for "Manderlay" in her most famous book Rebecca.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this collection of six of du Maurier works, including THE BIRDS and DON'T LOOK NOW, with atmospheric illustrations by Michael Foreman. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 9'' x 6.75''. Original grey boards. Original unclipped (£10.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 284 pages. Signed by Foreman to title page. Jacket with a hint of edgewear. Binding with a touch of bumping to spine ends. Firm.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. London, Gollancz, 1987. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine copy. Signed by the author and illustrator as issued. Numbered 48 of 250 issued. A fine copy, just a small mark on the endpaper - trivial really. A lovely copy. Illustrations by Michael Foreman [10203, Hyraxia Books]. Signed by Author(s).

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: 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.

For information about Angela and her sister Jean, one must turn to Michael Williams, 'The Three du Maurier Sisters' (2012), as neither are even named in their father's and sister's entries in the Oxford DNB. The recipient Eileen Margaret Cond (1911-1984), was an enthusiastic autograph collector. The two items are in good condition, lightly aged and creased. On light-blue paper with the same design of letterhead. Both addressed to 'Dear Miss Cond' and both signed 'Angela du Maurier'. ONE (5 March): 2pp, 4to. She apologizes for writing badly: 'my writing is big & I find a small space difficult!' She saw that Cond had 'given up the Deer Park, [i.e. the Deer Park Hotel, Honiton] & felt v. sorry, as altho' I've not been for a long time I always hope to return'. She now has '2 enchanting Pekes [i.e. Pekinese dogs], a brother & sister: AnTONY [sic] & Cleopatra. Am besotted about them!' She ends in the hope that Cond has 'a great success' with her shop. TWO (11 May): 2pp, 12mo. She is sorry that Cond has 'had to wait so long for this answer, but I only got home from the Holy Land 2 days ago, & had had no mail forwarded. A wonderful trip.' She is 'mad about' (i.e. enthusiastic) the 'snap' of Cond's own 'Pekes, they both look bliss'. If Cond should be going to the Devon County Show, she suggests she 'look out for my sister Jeanne who is showing a beautiful great mare, & has Pekes & pugs but I don't think is showing any of these.' She ends 'As you will realise from my new book I still have my precious Tony & Cleo, tho' they're 10 this year.'.

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. Sprache: deutsch.

First edition, second printing (a month after the run in June). This is a very near fine copy. The dust wrapper is slightly worn at the edges though has not been price clipped. There is a small brown stain to the rear panel. The internals are clean throughout and free from toning. The text blocks are bright and white, but with some very slight foxing. The author's signature is inscribed "Dearest Tod, with my love, Daphne, Christmas 1949". Tod, the recipient, is actually Maud Waddell, who was one of several governesses for the Du Maurier children, who is regarded as having a strong influence on Daphne in particular for her strength and passion for reading. The nickname, 'Tod', stems from the Beatrix Potter character, Mr. Tod. Overall, this is a fine copy with a sparkling association. In a Cornish house lives the widowed Stella, a woman of considerable gifts and beauty who regularly rejects proposals of marriage from her neighbour Robert Hanson. Cherry, Stella's daughter, brings home her artist husband Evan for the first time and Stella is shocked by the bohemian incompleteness of their marriage.

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).

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.

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).

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.

Octavo, cloth, a.e.g. First edition. Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by du Maurier and artist Michael Foreman. Collects six stories, "Don't Look Now," "The Apple Tree," "The Blue Lenses," The Birds," "The Alibi" and "Not After Midnight," with numerous full color illustrations by Michael Foreman. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 139. A fine copy in cloth slipcase without dust jacket as issued. (#128458).

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. Bumped bottom corners, light general wear, in price-clipped dust jacket w/moderate edgewear, light general wear. Size: Small quarto. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Book.

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.

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.

1940 RPT JACKET WEAR TEAR REPAIRED, SIGNED INSCRIPTION AUTHOR TITLE PAGE.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne Du Maurier. Victor Gollancz, London. 1936 first UK edition first printing. Signed presentation inscription from the author to her governess "Tod - with love from Daphne. Xmas 1935" to endpaper. Book in good condition with original first issue dust jacket in good condition, potting to first and last few pp., some light tape staining to endpapers and pastedowns, original cloth, spine slightly sunning with short split to head and light staining to foot, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine with 1" portion of restoration to head affecting title, foot of spine and corners a little chipped, some light chipping and fraying to head of panels, small chips to fore-edges, light rubbing and surface soiling. 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 an extremely rare inscribed presentation copy given by Du Maurier to her favorite governess before publication. This is one of the most sought after inscribed copies of Du Maurier's first successful novel. Inscribed by Author.