The Minack Chronicles. [Complete set.]. Illustrations by Jean Tangye. THE MINACK CHRONICLES: COMPLETE SET SIGNED/INSCRIBED IN DUSTWRAPPERS

Michael Joseph,, [1961-1996]. 19 vol., 8vo., First Edition, First Impression [save one volume], with photographs and illustrations in the text throughout, a few endpapers browned or mildly soiled; cloth, mostly gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. COMPLETE SET OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS MINACK CHRONICLES, ALL VOLUMES SIGNED AND/OR INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR; A NUMBER ALSO SIGNED BY JEAN TANGYE. All volumes are first editions, first impressions (save fourth volume which is third impression). The series tells the wholly enchanting story of Derek and Jean Tangye, who exchanged their conventional careers in London for a life together in a deserted cottage on a Cornish clifftop. It is an enduring pastoral love story lasting over thirty years, culminating in Jeannie's death in 1986 and Derek's fortitude thereafter, which has captured the hearts of readers the world over. The set comprises: A Gull on the Roof (1961); A Cat in the Window (1962); A Drake at the Door (1963); Lama (1966); The Way to Minack (1968); A Cornish Summer (1970); Cottage on a Cliff (1972); A Cat Affair (1974); Sun on the Lintel (1976); The Winding Lane (1976); When the Winds Blow (1980); The Ambrose Rock (1982); A Quiet Year (1984); The Cherry Tree (1986); Jeannie. A Love Story (1988); The Evening Gull (1990); Monty's Leap (1993); The Confusion Room (1996). Oliver Land remains a nature reserve to this day. EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE AS A SET, AND EVEN MORE SIGNED. A REMARKABLE AND MEMORABLE COLLECTION.