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Rebecca [with] Jamaica Inn [with] Frenchman's Creek. THE CORNISH OMNIBUS IN FULL MOROCCO

by DU MAURIER Daphne

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Gollancz,, 1956. 8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartment tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first omnibus edition of Du Maurier's classic Cornish trilogy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

Synopsis

An orphaned young woman working as a maid is swept off her feet by a wealthy widowed Englishman, and quickly married him. But when she arrives at his estate she learns she pales in comparison with his seemingly perfect deceased first wife Rebecca, especially in the eyes of the sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. When Rebecca’s body is found on her shipwrecked boat the dark secrets held by the husband are discovered as well. Rebecca has had many adaptations in film, radio, and television, the most famous being the Academy-Award Winning Hitchcock adaptation released in 1940. Du Maurier wrote the novel in a reported 4 months. Her publisher, Gollancz, expected the book to be successful and ordered 20,000 copies for the first print run. Within a month the novel had sold twice that. 

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I find Maurier's work to be expertly descriptive and eloquently expressed.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
47151
Title
Rebecca [with] Jamaica Inn [with] Frenchman's Creek. THE CORNISH OMNIBUS IN FULL MOROCCO
Author
DU MAURIER Daphne
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Gollancz,
Date Published
1956
Keywords
modern first editions, modern firsts, du maurier, daphne du maurier, cornwall, rebecca, jamaica inn, frenchmans creek

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Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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