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Daphne Du Maurier – The Scapegoat – First UK Edition 1957 – with MGM Press Book
£185.00
A first UK edition, first printing of The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier, published by Victor Gollancz, London in 1957. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, light pushing and fading to heel of the spine, toning and spotting to the text block, ghosting to the free end papers and some spotting to prelims. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with toning and light staining to the spine, small damp stain and toning to front panel, with chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, small closed tears to the upper and lower edge of rear panel, some internal restoration to one closed tear on upper edge and similarly to the head of the spine. With a contemporary MGM Press Book publicising the film of The Scapegoat, featuring Alec Guinness and Bette Davis, produced by Michael Balcon, with light shelf wear and toning to the pages.
The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier follows John, an English academic who meets his exact French double, Jean de Gué. After a night of drinking, John awakens to find Jean gone—and he has assumed Jean’s identity, suddenly responsible for a troubled aristocratic family, a failing glassworks and tangled relationships. As John strives to mend the damage Jean caused, he discovers hidden truths, moral dilemmas and a new sense of purpose within a life not his own.
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A first UK edition, first printing of The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier, published by Victor Gollancz, London in 1957. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, light pushing and fading to heel of the spine, toning and spotting to the text block, ghosting to the free end papers and some spotting to prelims. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with toning and light staining to the spine, small damp stain and toning to front panel, with chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, small closed tears to the upper and lower edge of rear panel, some internal restoration to one closed tear on upper edge and similarly to the head of the spine. With a contemporary MGM Press Book publicising the film of The Scapegoat, featuring Alec Guinness and Bette Davis, produced by Michael Balcon, with light shelf wear and toning to the pages.
The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier follows John, an English academic who meets his exact French double, Jean de Gué. After a night of drinking, John awakens to find Jean gone—and he has assumed Jean’s identity, suddenly responsible for a troubled aristocratic family, a failing glassworks and tangled relationships. As John strives to mend the damage Jean caused, he discovers hidden truths, moral dilemmas and a new sense of purpose within a life not his own.
