Daphne du Maurier — Early Stories

London, Bantam Books, 1954 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this collection of short stories by Daphne du Maurier. The tales in this collection were first published in the late 1920s. The vanishingly scarce first edition, first impression of this work.Published in 1954 by Bantam Books. The much more common edition, frequently erroneously referred to as the first, was published the following year by Todd.The official Daphne du Maurier website, approved by her Estate, does correctly identify this as the first edition.Featuring eighteen short stories, first published from 1927 to 1930, before the publication of her first novel.This work, an early experiment in paperback fiction, includes 'The Closing Door&apos. An exceptionally scarce du Maurier first edition. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps lightly age toned to perimeters. Three small chips to fore edge of front wrap, with two to the tail of the front wrap. Loss to back strip tail. Head of rear wrap tenderly held, with loss to rear joint, and closed tears to wrap fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, with instances of light spotting. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .