Jamaica Inn Daphne du Maurier Modern Fiction

The first edition of Daphne du Maurier"s thrilling novel set in early 19th century Cornwall, one of her most popular and enduring tales. The first edition, first impression.Daphne du Maurier's novel follows the young Mary Yellan as she moves to stay at the titular Cornish coaching inn with her aunt and uncle, and quickly discovers that her uncle is closely linked with a group of suspicious men who appear to be smugglers.The work was inspired by du Maurier's 1930 stay at the real Jamaica Inn, and was adapted into a film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara, only three days later.With extensive ink inscriptions from prior owner's to front pastedown, half title, and title page. This includes the name 'Andrew Birkin', various amateur drawings, and the phrase 'an f smale fowles makes melody c'. Lacking the front free endpaper. In the publisher"s original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small loss of cloth to back strip tail. Handling marks to cloth, with most significant marks to back strip head, and head and fore edge of front board. Hinges strained, and somewhat tender. Lacking front free endpaper. Former owner"s ink inscriptions to front pastedown, half title and title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd spot to fore edges of leaves. Good