1946 The King's General by Daphne Du Maurier - FIRST EDITION

First edition, first impression. The first of the novels Du Maurier wrote at Menabilly, the country estate which inspired her best-selling novel Rebecca. The King's General is a gothic historical novel set in during the English Civil War, following a wonderfully unique heroine, Honor Harris, as she tries to negotiate a family and country ravaged by conflict. The novel was a passion project for Du Maurier, who carried out extensive research in order to create an accurate representation of the southern English counties in the mid-17th Century.

In good to very good condition with a cracked front hinge at the title page, light foxing and slightly warped boards with bumped corners. In the original dust jacket which is a little foxed and chipped in places with slight loss to the spine ends and corners. Unclipped. Bound in green cloth with gilt spine titles. 19 x 13 cm. Pp. 296