Dame Daphne du Maurier is a favourite of ours – so much so – we have several early and first editions of her works for sale at our shop. Including this gem – a first hardcover edition of ‘The Apple Tree’ – her 1952 collection of stories and novellas – which includes the novelette ‘The Birds’.
Yes, did you know that du Maurier wrote the story that inspired the film The Birds?
The story was inspired by when du Maurier saw a man plowing a field while seagulls were diving above him …
