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London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1938. First Edition. Very Good. 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.

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. The novel 'Rebecca', by Daphne du Maurier, begins with this evocative sentence, setting the tone for a story of romance, jealousy, and intrigue. The unnamed protagonist, a young and naive woman, marries the charismatic Maxim de Winter after a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo. Upon moving to his ancestral estate, Manderley, she confronts the pervasive influence of his late wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on long after her death.

Look for 'First published 1938' by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London on the copyright page.