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Not After Midnight and other stories
by Daphne du Maurier
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, [1971]. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None . The first edition of Daphne du Maurier's collection of long stories featuring the acclaimed title 'Don't Look Now.' The first edition of this work. Impression indiscernible due to title page being excised by a previous owner. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of long stories by Daphne du Maurier. This book was later re-published in the UK by Harmondsworth under the title 'Don't Look Now, and other stories' after the most popular featured tale, which inspired the 1973 film of the same name directed by Nicolas Roeg, and further media adaptations. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only light bumping to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper excellent with minor shelf wear only. Minor ink and corrector marks to 'By the same author' leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
Synopsis
Not After Midnight is a collection of five of Daphne du Maurier's short stories, which prove to impress readers still today. Her short stories, while quick and terse in language, are well-written, and all veer into the supernatural. Don't Look Now The Way of the Cross Not After Midnight The Breakthrough A Border-line Case
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871A17
- Title
- Not After Midnight and other stories
- Author
- Daphne du Maurier
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1971]
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- daphne du maurier first editions fiction modern fiction first editions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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