Welsh Mountain Drawings by Alfred Wainwright, First Edition with Dust Jacket

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

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.

Mountain Drawing Series—The series large format books by Alfred Wainwright each containing 100 previously unpublished full page drawings of mountain scenes in the Relevant area, with drawings on the recto, and a diagram of the scene on the verso. A larger format than the author's Sketchbook Series, with more emphasis on mountain scenes. The series contains 6 books. The first book was originally published in 1980 and the last book was originally published in 1984

A one off large format book, in the Mountain Drawings format of full page drawings of mountain scenes in this case in North Wales, with drawings on the recto, and a diagram of the scene on the verso.

There are one hundred full page illustrations: 1—'The Carneddau', 2—'Bera Mawr and Aber Falls', 3—'Foel Grach and Foel Fras', 4—'Yr Elen', 5—'Carnedd Dafydd', 6—'Pen Yr Ole-Wen', 7—'Carnedd Llywelyn, From Tryfan', 8—'Cornedd Llywelyn From Pen Yr Helgi-Du', 9—'Craig Yr Ysfa Carnedd Llywelyn', 10—'Pen Yr Helgi-Du', 11—'Pen Llithrig-Y-Wrach', 12—'Creigiau Gleision', 13—'Nant Ffrancon', 14—'Mynydd Perfedd', 15—'Elidir Fawr', 16—'Fael Goch and Mynydd Perfedd', 17—'Y Garn', 18—'Y Garn and Foel Goch', 19—'Ogwen', 20—'Glyder Fawr, From Clogwyn Station', 21—'Glyder Fawr, From Glyder Fach', 22—'CWM Idwal', 23—'TWLL Du', 24—'Glyder Fach, From Llyn Caseg Fraith', 25—'Glyder Fach, From Glyder Fawer', 26—'Bristly Ridge, From Glyder Fach', 27—'The Summit of Glyder Fach', 28—'Castell Y Gwynt, Glyder Fach', 29—'Tryfan From, Ogwen', 30—'Tryfan From, Helyg', 31—'Tryfan, From BWLCH Caseg–Fraith', 32—'Tryfan, From Glyder Fach', 33—'The Summit of Tryfan', 34—'The South Peak of Tryfan', 35—'Snowdon, From Y Garn', 36—'Snowdon, From Llyn Llydow', 37—'Y Wyddfa, Snowdon', 38—'The Summit of Snowdon', 39—'Clogwyn Du'r Arddu. Snowdon', 40—'BWLCH Glas, Snowdon', 41—'The Snowdon Horseshoe', 42—'Crib Coch, Form Pen-Y-Pass', 43—'Crib Coch, From Snowdon', 44—'Crib Y Ddysgl, From Crib Coch', 45—'Crib Y Ddysgl, From Snowdon', 46—'Y Lliwedd, From Llyn Llydaw', 47—'Y Lliwedd, From Bwich Glas', 48—'Y Lliwedd, From Snowdon', 49—'The Cliffs of Y Lliwedd', 50—'The West Peak of Y Lliwedd', 51—'The East Peak of Y Lliwedd', 52—'Yr Aran', 53—'Moel Hebog, From Beddgelert', 54—'Moel Hebog, From Cnicht', 55—'Moel Hebog, From Afon Colwyn', 56—'Moel Lefn and Moel Yr Ogof', 57—'The Nantile Ridge', 58—'Y Garn, From Rhyd Ddu', 59—'Y Garn, From Drws-Y-Coed', 60—'Mynydd Drws-Y-Coed', 61—'Trum Y Ddysgl', 62—'Craig CWM Silyn', 63—'The Pennant Valley', 64—'Mynydd Mawr', 65—'Moel Siabod, From Capel Curig', 66—'Moel Siabod, From Dolwyddelan Castle', 67—'Cnicht', 68—'The South West Ridge of Cnicht', 69—'Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach', 70—'Moelwyn Mawr, From Cnicht', 71—'Moelwyn Mawr, From Pont Maesawm', 72—'Moelwyn Bach', 73—'Moelwyn Bach and Moelwyn Mawr', 74—'Moel Yr Hydd', 75—'Manod Mawr', 76—'The Rhinog Range', 77—'Moel Clip, CWM Bychan', 78—'Rhinog Fawr, From Nant Col Road', 79—'Rhinog Fawr, From Above Harlech', 80—'Rhinog Fach', 81—'Rhinog Fach and Y Llethr', 82—'Y Llethr', 83—'Moelfre', 84—'Diffwys', 85—'Arenig Fawr, From the B Eggs', 86—'Arenig Fawr, From Llyn Celyn', 87—'Arenig Fawr, From Parc', 88—'Arenig Fach', 89—'Aran Benllyn, From Talardd', 90—'Aran Benllyn, From Craig Ty-Nant', 91—'Aran Fawddwy', 92—'Dyrysgol and Aran Fawddy', 93—'CWM Cowarch', 94—'Craig Cowarch', 95—'Cader Idris', 96—'Mynydd Moel', 97—'Craig-Y-Cau', 98—'The Cliffs of Cyfwry', 99—'Pen -Y- Gader, From Llyn –Y- Gader' and 100—'Pen -Y- Gader, From Cyfwry'.