North Western Fells (Wainwright Book Six; A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells) - Hardcover
Originally compiled in the 1950s and early 1960s, the Wainwright walking guides are perhaps the most distinctive and unusual such guides ever devised. The result of painstaking and lengthy research by their namesake and author over a period of thirteen years, the guides have retained their original format and design to this day. The books contain intricate hand drawn sketches by the author, detailing routes of ascent, and gradients of the hills in and around the Lake District and outlying regions. The seven guides covering the Fells district, as well as the Outlying Fells of Lakeland will be reissued by Frances Lincoln in April.
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About the Author:
Born in Blackburn in 1907, Alfred Wainwright left school at the age of 13. A holiday at the age of 23 kindled a life long love affair with the Lake District. Following a move to Kendal in 1941 Wainwright devoted every spare minute of his days to researching and compiling the original seven Pictorial guides. Following Wainwright's death in 1991, Michael Joseph bought the complete list including the later guidebooks and numerous sketchbooks. The rights have now been sold to Frances Lincoln, and the printing of the books has been moved to their original location in Kendal.
Review:
Chris Jesty must have spent many days rewalking and rechecking the fells to review this guide. Sketches and texts have been diligently updated. Chris has done this lovingly and I'm certain that Wainwright himself would be well pleased with this sensitive update. Keswick Reminder
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- PublisherFrances Lincoln Ltd
- ISBN 10 0711222320
- ISBN 13 9780711222328
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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North Western Fells (Bk. 6): Being an Illustrated Account of a Study and Exploration of the Mountains in the English Lake District (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)
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