Waddell (or, "Tod" as she was nicknamed by the children after the Beatrix Potter character) was a strong, independently-minded woman who instilled in Du Maurier a passion for reading and encouraged her early writing. Maud Waddell worked as one of several governesses for the Du Maurier children and she is now regarded as having had an important formative influence on Daphne in particular. Signed copies of Rebecca are rare, we can only trace a handful at auction, we can find no like association copy. A superb association copy inscribed from the author to her favourite governess in the month prior to publication. July 1938" to front free endpaper, light marginal toning and some foxing, upper hinge tinder, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light fading to spine, spine with short split to head and fraying to foot, joints rubbed, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, neatly repaired tear to head of upper panel, light creasing to head, extremities rubbed. Signed presentation inscription from the author to her governess "Tod, with love from Daphne. "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier Victor Gollancz, London.
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