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Daphne du Maurier. Group of 8 First Editions or First English Editions, including one Limited Signed Edition, plus an autogr... (Total: 8 Items)
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Daphne du Maurier. Group of 8 First Editions or First English Editions, including one Limited Signed Edition, plus an autograph postcard signed. Comprising:Daphne du Maurier. The Apple Tree. London, 1952.
Du Maurier. The Breaking Point. London, 1959.
Du Maurier; and Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Castle Dor. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1962]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, preceded by the American edition of 1961.
Du Maurier. The Glass-Blowers. London, 1963. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.
Du Maurier. The Flight of the Falcon. London, 1965.
Du Maurier. The House on the Strand. London, 1969. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. With an autograph photographic postcard of the author's house in Cornwall laid in, inscribed by du Maurier: "June 23 1971 / Dear Mr. Cook - I am sure the safest thing to do is to paste the enclosed into your copy of The House on the Strand, alongside this photograph of Kilmarth."
Du Maurier. Not After Midnight. London, 1971. Includes the first appearance of "Don't Look Now," basis for the Nicholas Roeg film starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. Very fine.
Du Maurier. Classics of the Macabre. 1987. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. LIMITED EDITION, number 168 of 250 copies SIGNED BY DU MAURIER and the illustrator. Publisher's cloth slipcase.
Together, 8 FIRST EDITIONS or FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS, all London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. (except as noted), each in original bindings and dust jackets (except as noted on limited edition). Occasional rubbing and very minor wear to bindings, occasional spotting to endpapers or text block edges; each in unclipped dust jackets with occasional minor edgewear, including minor small chips or short tears, minor soiling, toning, etc., but overall very good to very fine condition.
Provenance: The Library of a Minnesota Collector.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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