Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Signed by the author on a page tipped in by the publisher at publication. With a facsimile dust jacket to enhance shelf appeal and to protect the book. Overall Condition: VG Published in 1938 by Doubleday Doran in New York. First American edition, first printing with the "first edition" statement on the copyright page. In the maroon cloth covered boards with a centered, horizontal, silver foil wraparound band. Octavo, 457 pages. ABOUT "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." One of the most iconic opening lines from one of the most iconic gothic novels of all time. Rebecca depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously 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. A bestseller which has never gone out of print, 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, the film Rebecca (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. CONDITION REPORT: The book is in VERY GOOD vintage condition: spine lean, minimal shelf wear - lightly rubbed spine tips and boards. Sunned spine, chipping to silver band along joints (unavoidable unless never opened!) Top stain faded. Darkened endpapers (nearly universally found due to the poor glue used). Top of text block pushed in 1" wide by 0.125" deep, with small tears on the left side of the push down, without loss, on pages 441-450. Lightly toned pages. A few light smudges. Owner signature on FFEP. The facsimile dust jacket is FINE to VERY FINE. Appears brand new. Overall, a SCARCE signed first edition in Very Good collectible condition of one of the most famous gothic novels of all time.