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My Cousin Rachel
by du Maurier, Daphne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (fair, chipped and bumped); red clothbound boards good, black spine titling clear (spine s
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1951. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (fair, chipped and bumped); red clothbound boards good, black spine titling clear (spine slightly cocked); text block firm, pages unmarked but browned, with some foxing on edges. Owner's stamp embossed on ffep. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in making Philip his heir, knowing he will treasure his beautiful Cornish estate. But Philip's world is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and then dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances. Before long, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - arrives in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, mysterious woman. But could she have caused Ambrose's death?
Synopsis
My Cousin Rachel is a novel by British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1951. Like the earlier Rebecca, it is a mystery-romance, largely set on a large estate in Cornwall.
Reviews
On Aug 22 2007, Booksshhe said:
i was looking for Ms DuMaurier's books in a rare fit of nostalgia...i purchased this one---JAMAICA INN---and FRENCHMAN'S CREEK---a rather BigThree from my pre-teen years...as far as the writing goes/went...this book is highbrow Gothic...mannered i style nowadays but boy howdy Daphne can conjure up a few chills...i am not big on Romance Novels but this one plus the other two will give an idea of what real Writing is...in a non-highbrow genre....word up, y'all!!!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC126179
- Title
- My Cousin Rachel
- Author
- du Maurier, Daphne
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (fair, chipped and bumped); red clothbound boards good, black spine titling clear (spine s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, du Maurier
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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