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New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1938. First Edition. Very Good. 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.

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.