Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre
by Daphne Du Maurier
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 7". Michael Foreman. A smart first edition of this collection of six pieces from Daphne du Maurier to celebrate the author's eightieth birthday. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many bright and colourful images, including full-page illustrations. A collection of six short stories of the macabre, including: Don't Look Now, The Apple Tree, The Blue Lenses, The Birds, The Alibi, and Not After Midnight. Written by Dame Daphne du Maurier, an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Illustrated by Michael Foreman, a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with the odd small mark to the boards. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 893T34
- Title
- Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre
- Author
- Daphne Du Maurier
- Illustrator
- Michael Foreman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Maurier Classics Macabre Foreman Classics
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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