Description
A first edition, first printing of ‘Rebecca’ published by Gollancz in 1938. A very good book without inscriptions. Some foxing to the page edges. Fading to the spine with wear to the edges. In the original dust wrapper which has benefitted from some colour and paper conservation to the spine and edges – now shows as a bright and clean copy. In a custom made solander box.
The novel follows an unnamed young woman who marries widower Maxim de Winter and moves to Manderley, where his first wife’s memory dominates. Haunted by Rebecca’s apparent perfection and Mrs Danvers’s hostility, she uncovers disturbing secrets behind the marriage. Published in 1938, this Gothic classic explores jealousy, identity, class and power, questioning appearances and female roles. Its suspenseful narration and psychological complexity helped redefine the Gothic novel for successive generations of modern readers.
