Rebecca.

DU MAURIER, Daphne.

Item Number: 143481

London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1938.

First edition of du Maurier’s masterpiece which was later made into the Oscar-winning 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front pastedown on slip, “Yours sincerely Daphne Du Maurier” on the front pastedown. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with expert restoration and retouching. An exceptional example, uncommon in the original dust jacket and signed.

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me". These famous opening lines later became one of the most famous opening words ever recorded in Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-winning 1940 film of the same name. Rebecca is certainly Du Maurier's most famous novel and one that many others after her attempted to imitate, as a resurgence of romantic mystery novels came soon after its publication. The Mystery Writers of America have named Rebecca among the top ten Mystery Novels of All Time.