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| Book Number | B0015553 |
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| Title | Walks in Limestone Country |
| 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, [First Printing] —Book edition identified by: Dark red covers with rounded corners and gold lettering, no impression number stated (usually stated opposite the title page in later printings) and the last book listed in the list of books published is 'A Second Lakeland Sketchbook' (in preparation) on the [The imprint information and books in print lists were not normally updated between printings and should not be used as a reliable way of identifying first printings.]. Dust jacket edition identified by: A hand-script price of 18/- on the front flap and matt finish. [References: Alfred Wainwright Illustrated Guide to First Editions by Linden Burke, reference 11] Hardcover, Oblong 12 mo 120 mm (4 3/4 inches) by 180 mm (7 1/8 inches). [iii], [vii (plates)], [i (blank)], 71, [i (blank)] and [viii (plates)] printed pages in publisher's original red rexine with gilt 'Walks in Limestone Country' on the spine, 'Walks in Limestone Country' and 'A Wainwright' on the upper board, in dust jacket. This was the last book to be published with rounded corners, with all Wainwright titles produced after 1972 (when Walks on the Howgill Fells was published) having square corners. Contains thirty black and white photographs, strip maps and illustrations by Alfred Wainwright. ISBN 0902272012 [9780902272019] |
| Publisher(s) | Westmorland Gazette, Kendal, 1970 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 | Pictorial Guide Series Number Nine Pictorial Guide Series—The first and best known series of Wainwrights books to be published, initially containing just seven seven volumes: The Eastern Fells, The Far Eastern Fells, The Central Fells, The Southern Fells, The Northern Fells, The North Western Fells and the Western Fells. The series is an entirely hand drawn set of books (including all the text) in fine detail, providing an informative guide to the Lake District. The series was gradually extended with the addition of The Pennine Way Companion, Walks in Limestone Country, Walks on the Howgill Fells, The Coast to Coast Walk, The Outlying Fells and finally Walks from Ratty. Each chapter of each book describes a series of routes up one of the fells through strip maps and accompanying commentary and illustrations of the topography. The original series features 214 summits, which have become known as 'The Wainwrights'. The series contains 13 books. The first book was originally published in 1955 and the last book was originally published in 1978. Titles in the series include: 'Book 1: The Eastern Fells (1955)', 'Book 2: The Far Eastern Fells (1957)', 'Book 3: The Central Fells (1958)', 'Book 4: The Southern Fells (1960)', 'Book 5: The Northern Fells (1962)', 'Book 6: The North Western Fells (1964)', 'Book 7: The Western Fells (1966)', 'Pennine Way Companion (1968)', 'Walks in Limestone Country (1970)', 'Walks on the Howgill Fells (1972)', 'A Coast to Coast Walk (1973)', 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland (1974)' and 'Walks From Ratty (1978)' |
| Content | Content Describes 34 walks in the Whernside, Ingleborough and Penyghent areas of Yorkshire through a series of continuous strip maps of the routes each with accompanying commentary and illustrations of the topography. |
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