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Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland by Alfred Wainwright

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A First Edition, Later Printing of 'Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland' by Alfred Wainwright in Very Good+ condition published by Westmorland Gazette in 1985

Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland by Alfred Wainwright, First Edition

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Book Number B0014466
Title Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland
Author(s) Author: Wainwright, Alfred Illustrator: Alfred Wainwright

Alfred Wainwright (1907 to 1991)—British fell walker, guidebook author and illustrator, best known for his seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, the standard reference work to the 214 fells of the English Lake District, which are now known as 'Wainwrights'. He also wrote and illustrated numerous other books on the Lake District, Scotland, Northern England and Wales including two of his other major works, Westmorland Heritage and Wainwright in Lakeland

Edition and Format First Edition, Later PrintingEdition identified by: Printed by Titus Wilson. [References: Alfred Wainwright Illustrated Guide to First Editions by Linden Burke, reference 48]

Staplebound, Sextodecimo 171 mm (6 3/4 inches) by 115 mm (4 1/2 inches). [xiv] and 71 printed pages in publisher's original light green card covers with dark green lettering and decoration on the upper cover. Contains black and white illustrations by Alfred Wainwright. ISBN 0902272594 [9780902272590]
Publisher(s) Westmorland Gazette, Kendal, 1985

Westmorland Gazette—(Founded in 1818) A British publisher which publishes the main weekly newspaper for the Lake District, but is probably best known as the publisher of books by Alfred Wainwright. They were the publishers all but one of of Wainwrights books from 1964 (with the publication of The North-Western Fells) to the last Sketchbook (the Peak District Sketchbook, which was the last ever Wainwright book containing new illustrations) in 1984. Wainwright in Lakeland, although originally published by Abott Hall, was printed by The Westmorland Gazette and published by them in a later edition. Walks from Ratty is the only true exception, published by Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Company. The first printing was printed by the Westmorland Gazette (this later changed to Titus Wilson), but they never actually acted as the publisher. Note on identifying first editions: The Westmorland Gazette had no consistent system for identifying first editions. Most Pictorial Guide Series books have an impression number printed in them if they are later printings, although this practice seems to have been abandoned some time in the 1980s. First editions of other books can only be identified by reference to specific points on a book by book basis, with the published price being a common issue. Lists of other books in print found at the start of many titles were rarely updated after the early to mid 1970s and provide almost no assistance in identifying editions.

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Describes the old pre-turnpike tracks and roads of Eastern Lakeland.

Roads include : 'The Roman Road Over High Street', 'The Road Across Moor Divock', 'Social Roads East of Ullswater', 'The Corpse Road', 'Swindale to Mosedale', 'Garburn Pass', 'Kentmere to Longsleddale', 'Nan Bield Pass', 'Gatesgarth Pass', 'Longsleddale to Wet Sleddale' and 'The Old Road Over Shap Fells'.

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