CONTEMPORARY PRESENTATION COPY OF DU MAURIER'S FIRST NOVEL
The Loving Spirit
William Heinemann Ltd., 1931.
First edition. Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Inscribed at the time of publication to Daphne's great friend, Foy Quiller-Couch. The inscription on the front free endpaper reads, "For Foy / with the only excuse that some / of it is true, and none of / it was written for profit! / Daphne, February 1931" A good copy, with wear to the extremities and rear joint frayed.
Du Maurier's first novel.
In 1927 whilst living at Ferryside near Fowey, du Maurier got to know a local boatman, Adams, who told her stories about his family, including the tale of his wife's grandmother, Jane Slade. Jane's story provided the basis for the character Janet Coombe in The Loving Spirit and is likely to be what du Maurier is referring to when she writes that "some of it is true".
PROVENANCE: From the library of Foy Quiller-Couch, daughter of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and close friend of Du Maurier.
Forster p. 76
Stock ID: 32532
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