Set in the late 18 th and early 19 th centuries in a small mining community living in and around Perranporth (Graham’s own home-town for more than 40 years), Graham’s hit series Poldark encapsulates the social and political changes of the industrial revolution.
Graham continued to write thrillers throughout his lifetime, particularly in the 1950’s and 60’s when he also adapted many of his work for film and television, most famously for the unnerving psychological drama Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1964. ⁂ An excellent run of the classic series, with many of the earlier titles especially hard to come by.Although undoubtedly best-known for his phenomenally successful Poldark series, Winston Graham was one of the most prolific writers of the Twentieth Century writing more than fifty works in his lifetime, from his first published novel in 1934 until his last in 2002.īorn in Manchester in 1908, the Graham family moved to Cornwall when Winston was a child and the area, with its striking scenery and rich cultural tradition, inspired many of his novels, providing a backdrop steeped in local folklore and a landscape indelibly shaped by its industrial heritage.Īlthough he is now known as a historical novelist, Graham’s first books were suspense-driven page-turners such as his 1941 novel Night Journey, set in Nazi-occupied Europe which captured the fears of a generation anticipating a future if the allies lost the war. Graham (Winston), 11 vol., first editions, comprising Ross Poldark, jacket spine faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, tape repair to lower joint verso, extremities rubbed, 1945 Demelza, later issue jacket price-clipped, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, minor tape repairs to verso, chips and creasing to head and foot, 1946 Jeremy Poldark, jacket price-clipped, spine slightly darkened, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear to lower panel, minor creasing to head, 1950 Warleggan, jacket with light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and creased, 1953 The Black Moon, signed by the author, jacket price-clipped, 1973 The Four Swans, shelf-lean, jacket price-clipped, 1976 The Angry Tide, small ink ownership inscription, jacket price-clipped, 1977 The Stranger from the Sea, jacket price-clipped, 1981 The Miller's Dance, 1982 The Loving Cup, slight shelf-lean, 1984 The Twisted Sword, jacket with very light fading to spine, 1990 Bella Poldark, 2002, occasional light browning, original cloth, some fading, dust-jackets, mostly excellent or near-fine unless where mentioned and a copy of Make Poldark by Robin Ellis, 8vo (13)
⁂ Please note, the description of this lot has changed ⁂
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