t: 0800 8806247 e: info@kirkland-books.biz

Signed Print of the Buttermere Valley by Alfred Wainwright, Signed

Availability: Sold

£145.00

Overview

A Signed copy of 'Signed Print of the Buttermere Valley' by Alfred Wainwright in Fine condition published by Westmorland Gazette in c. 1985

Signed Print of the Buttermere Valley by Alfred Wainwright

More Views

  • Signed Print of the Buttermere Valley by Alfred Wainwright

Details

Condition Summary: (Fine) A fine, clean print with no browning which is SIGNED by Alfred Wainwright

Full Details

Book Number B0013795
Title Signed Print of the Buttermere Valley
Author(s) 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 Print, 175 mm (6 7/8 inches) by 165 mm (6 1/2 inches). A black and white print with a green title lower left and signed in green ink lower right in a green mount
Publisher(s) Westmorland Gazette, Kendal, No date stated [c. 1985 actual]

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.

Series No
Content Content

One of 20 Lakeland scenes reproduced as limited edition prints and signed by AW.

Download Link Download Printable Details