Victor Gollancz, London 1938 Hardcover. 13th imp Oct 1939.

A lovely copy of the iconic and famous novel by Du Maurier, a good copy with a facsimile replacement yellow jacket copied from the original. This would make somebody a wonderful gift.

Condition: Very good. Cloth boards are slightly rubbed and edge worn,  inside hinges are sound. Very clean internally apart from gift dedications on front free endpaper.

Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel written by English author Daphne du Maurier. The novel 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, and the 2020 remake directed by Ben Wheatley for Netflix. The story is also a successful musical production.  The novel is remembered for the character Mrs Danvers, the West Country estate Manderley, and its opening line: "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again."