The Descriptive Part of Mr West's Guide to the Lakes in Cumberland,Westmorland and Lancashire

West,Thomas

Published by Printed By W Pennington and Sold By J Richardson, London, 1809

About this Item

First Edition and a Lovely copy in a Beautiful Contemporary Brown Leather Binding over marbled boards with title lettering in gilt to the spine.New Clean fresh endpapers.Lovely tight firm copy with one owner's ink name to the top edge of the title page.There is a folding map as frontispiece of Cumberland,Westmorland and Lancashire that has one clean tape repair.This is the First Ed of an abridged edition containing just the descriptive part of Mr West's work without the historical researches,notes and the whole of the addenda.A most handsome copy with corners between pages 13 to 16 chipped but not affecting any of the internal text.The large work was first published in 1778 and was a major success and as well as being regarded as the first guidebook to the Lakes,West was the first Author to challenge the view of the wild and rather savage North.It was influential at a time when Grand Tours were popular and it was the beginning of true tourism for the Lakes.The book ran to 7 editions before the turn of the Century.This is a Small 8vo and measures 17cm by 11cm 146pp First Edition of this abridged title [1809].

Seller Inventory # 83303

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Descriptive Part of Mr West's Guide to the Lakes in Cumberland,Westmorland and Lancashire
• Publisher: Printed By W Pennington and Sold By J Richardson, London
• Publication Date: 1809
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Lake District & Cumbria