Fiction

Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier – 1947 Edition

Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca one of the greatest romantic novels of all time … a young bride is thrust into the house of the dead former wife.

First published in 1938 by Gollancz. This is the 1947 edition 31st impression of a book that has to run to hundreds editions and impressions.

Octavo, 302 pages, in the iconic Gollancz yellow jacket. Previous owners name and address on the front free end paper, a little age to the jacket, otherwise a very good copy and a “relatively” early edition.

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”

$40.00

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Jamaica Inn – Daphne Du Maurier – 1939 Edition

Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn vies with Rebecca as her best work… this “First Cheap Edition” has become iconic.

Jamaica Inn was first published in 1936 … this is effectively the eight edition (many more to come) of April 1939.

Octavo, 351 pages, with the publisher Gollancz’s iconic yellow jacket, with the bold Spectator review ‘I do not believe that Stevenson would have been ashamed to have written it”. Jacket chipped and page edges foxed otherwise a perfectly acceptable early Jamaica Inn.

If you are in that beautiful part of England make sure you visit Jamaica Inn and read the book. Daphne gives us a useful introductory note … “Jamaica Inn stands to-day, hospitable and kindly, a temperance house on the twenty-mile road between Bodmin and Launceston” … you can get a nice drop there now and a heavy lunch!

“It was a cold grey day in November …”

$50.00

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Antarctic Treasure – The Songs of the “Morning”

Published by the Bread and Cheese Club Melbourne in 1943 – quarto, original grey ribbed wrappers, frontispiece of the Morning in McMurdo Sound. Previous ownership inscription on title otherwise a very good copy.

The Songs of the “Morning” were composed in the Antarctic on the SY Morning the relief ship to Captain Scott’s expedition of 1901-1904. The music was written by Gerald Doorly – Third Officer and the lyrics by John Morrison – Chief Engineer.

The vessel was originally a Norwegian whaling ship and was refitted for the Antarctic and sailed to Lyttelton, New Zealand before making two trips to the South in support of Scott.

The Bread and Cheese Club was a Melbourne based art and literary society founded in 1938 with the purpose of fostering “Mateship, Art and Letters”. This all male establishment published only 40 books. Following the death of its founder J.K. Moir it fell into decline and was disbanded in 1988.

No music has been composed further South – And Bring Back the “Bread and Cheese”

$90.00

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The Double – Edgar Wallace – 1928

Published by Collier, New York 1928. Octavo, 304 pages with the striking period dust jacket designed by S Eldredge

The strangest of murders with surgical overtones confronts Dick Staines our Cambridge educated detective

Edgar Wallace was maybe Britain’s most prolific writer of crime novels. He was hugely successful and penned many plays and film scripts. He wrote the film adaptation of Hounds of the Baskervilles and King Kong

1928 Wallace Double

$60.00

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The Human Factor – Graham Greene – Australian First Edition

A first Australian edition published by The Bodley Head in Australia, Sydney in 1978.

Octavo, 339 pages top edge stained lilac as required. Very good if not better condition with a super dust jacket.

Graham Green himself an ex spy back in the world of spies. “Out of reality are our tales of imagination fashioned” – superb Greene. A leak has occurred in SIS and a suspicions and tensions build. Among a number of characters, Maurice Castle, dull but brilliant enjoys sausages for lunch at Voyager Bill’s favourite pub … must be smarter than they think!

Australian First Greene out Spying.

$40.00

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The Private History of the Court of England – An Expose – Sarah Green – 1808

Two volumes, second “corrected” edition published by the Author. Small, 287, 252 pages bound in contemporary half red roan, with really rather striking marbled paper rubbed a little at joints and ends, very clean internally, a very good set of a rare item.

A political satire, secret history and sexual expose exploring the sexual morality of Regency Society through a historical novel based on King Edward IV. Irish born, Sarah Green (1790-1825) wrote this at an early age … people grew up more quickly then. Sadly she died young. Although we can find references to novels she purportedly wrote around the time of her birth so we question the official record.

Rare expose on Regency Society ………. Sure to entertain ..

$140.00

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Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier – 1947 Edition

Jamaica Inn – Daphne Du Maurier – 1939 Edition

Antarctic Treasure – The Songs of the “Morning”

The Double – Edgar Wallace – 1928

The Human Factor – Graham Greene – Australian First Edition

The Private History of the Court of England – An Expose – Sarah Green – 1808

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