Books

London: Gollancz, 1938. First Edition. 446pp. Book is tight, with some softness to the spine, and some expected bumps given its age. There is a signed former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Faint pen mark on page 446. Dust Wrapper has loss and color fade on spine, but very good and uncommon in such condition. Housed in a custom case. LAID IN SIGNATURE with Photo. A very collectible copy of Du Maurier's most famous novel, which was successfully adapted for film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940, and went on to win an Oscar. Rebecca was A National Book Award winner in 1938, voted the UK's favorite book of the last 225 years in 2017 (beating out To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, among other notable titles).

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.