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A Fifth Lakeland Sketchbook
by A. Wainwright
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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BACUP, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A Fifth Lakeland Sketchbook by A. Wainwright (Westmorland Gazette, 1st edition [1973]).
"A fifth collection of eighty ink drawings in the English Lake District", and the final volume in the Lakeland Sketchbook series by Alfred Wainwright (1907-91).
Hardback - grey cloth with title in gilt to spine and front board, in dustwrapper priced £1.05 to flap in script style. [Not Numbered]pp, including b/w illustrations. Size 7 x 9.5 inches approx. (181mm x 242mm).
Light wear and rubbing to dustwrapper; sunned and age toned; a touch dusty in places; a few short edges tears with neat pasted paper repairs to verso. Cloth clean and bright. Pages a little age toned, occasional dustiness or handling mark, but generally clean throughout.
Overall, a particularly nice, clean copy.
ref. [17.1] Alfred Wainwright Illustrated Guide to First Editions by Linden Burke.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
"A fifth collection of eighty ink drawings in the English Lake District", and the final volume in the Lakeland Sketchbook series by Alfred Wainwright (1907-91).
Hardback - grey cloth with title in gilt to spine and front board, in dustwrapper priced £1.05 to flap in script style. [Not Numbered]pp, including b/w illustrations. Size 7 x 9.5 inches approx. (181mm x 242mm).
Light wear and rubbing to dustwrapper; sunned and age toned; a touch dusty in places; a few short edges tears with neat pasted paper repairs to verso. Cloth clean and bright. Pages a little age toned, occasional dustiness or handling mark, but generally clean throughout.
Overall, a particularly nice, clean copy.
ref. [17.1] Alfred Wainwright Illustrated Guide to First Editions by Linden Burke.
*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*
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Details
- Bookseller
- D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DBZ1424
- Title
- A Fifth Lakeland Sketchbook
- Author
- A. Wainwright
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Westmorland Gazette
- Date Published
- 1973
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Topography, Local History, Lake District, Lakeland, Cumbria
Terms of Sale
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
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About the Seller
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
Biblio member since 2019
BACUP, Lancashire
About D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA
D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller ~ a small general stock with an interest in Northern Topography, Transport, Industrial History, Art & Illustrated, and Children's Books. Selling books online and exhibiting at book fairs in the North of England. Member of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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