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GRAHAM**, WINSTON: : Poldark's Cornwall. [With photographs by Simon McBride.]

LONDON.THE BODLEY HEAD and EXETER,WEBB & BOWER (Publishers) Limited,1983.

ISBN 0370305183.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,2nd imp. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy, scenic colour photographic (the Cornish coast near Boscastle) illustrated dw/dj,with red calligraphic-lettered title at front's top edge and author's white-lettered name and photographer's name credit too,at front's lower edge.Spine with similarly coloured+lettered title as front's but with slight sunning/fade, repeated white-lettered author+photographer names and publishers' b/w capitalised name+b/w illustrated colophon and publisher's white-lettered name for The Bodley Head and Webb & Bower,respectively to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of front's scenic photograph.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered plain tan cloth boards with bright crisp calligraphic-lettered gilt title to front board and gilt-lettered spine and clean b/w scenic sea/coast photographic illustrated endpapers - the reverse of front's free endpaper with residual sellophane 'ghosts' from a missing introduced bookplate/picture cutting.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,2nd imp,16-221pp [paginated] includes 5 chapters: Early Days, Cornish Sea, The Poldark World, Television Poldark and a Postscript,profuse b/w+colour (the majority) of scenic photographs by Simon McBride interspersed throughout the text and the book,a 2pp Illustrations list/table.Plus [unpaginated] a thumbnail,colour scenic photograph illustrated half-title,a double-page scenic colour photographic illustrated title,a double-page colour scenic photographic illustrated Contents list/table with a list to it's verso of locations of aforementioned photographs and some following pages (pp8-12),a prose extract from 'The Angry Tide' -one of Winston's books with a double-page b/w scenic seascape photograph (off Land's End Peninsula),another double-page b/w scenic seascape photograph (The Strangles north of Boscastle),another double-page b/w scenic seascape photograph (Cribba Head near Penberth Cove) with colour scenic photograph frntis to its reverse,and to the rear,a double-page blue,grey+ white coloured map of Cornwall with 3 small region inset maps to same. Visually,the external appearance is still exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 40+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for it's brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a book this old. 'Poldark' was a series of historical novels by Winston Graham,that was published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002,beginning with the first novel entitled of the eponymous protagonist Ross Poldark,was named for the protagonist of the series.   Winston Grahan saga of Cornish life in the 18thC has established itself as a classic,and a phenomenal publishing success.The television series kept large audiences enthralled all over the world.                           Much of the Cornwall that forms the background and inspiration to the novels has changed little since the 18thC,when it was a perilous world of pirates and shipwrecks:the rugged beauty of coast and sea,the mysterious smugglers' coves, the unique characteristics of villages such as Boscastle and Portquin,Porthluney Beach,the tin mines,the churches,the houses and the people.   Winston Graham describes the Cornwall he loves and knows so well and tells the story of how Poldark came to be written - what inspired him, who inspired him - and how the television epic came to be made. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.                                N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                     N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                  

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,2nd imp.
Not SIGNED.

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