Daphne du Maurier — The Progress of Julius

London, William Heinemann, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of Daphne du Maurier's chilling story of ambition. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. The third novel of the renowned English author Daphne du Maurier, The Progress of Julius (1933) tells the story of Julius Lévy, a quick-witted and ambitious man who has grown up in a peasant family on the banks of the Seine. This story unsettles and disturbs as we follow this sociopathic man on his path to the top - until his daughter, Gabriel, is born.6 pages publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart except for damp staining to the rear board and a small mark to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .