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- A Wainwright Bibliography -
The first 50 books in chronological order of publication.
N.B. This list is for information only.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 1, The Eastern Fells

Kentmere: Henry Marshall, 1955. Unpag., 18cm.
Printed by Bateman and Hewitson Ltd., Kendal from engravings of Wainwright's pen and ink sketches and text, by The Northern Photo-Engraving Co. Ltd., Manchester. '.... being an illustrated account of a study and exploration of the mountains in the English Lake District'
1st edition price 12/6 First published without a d/w. Dark green boards with gold lettering.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 2, The Far Eastern Fells

Kentmere: Henry Marshall, 1957. Unpag., 18cm.
Printed by Bateman and Hewitson Ltd., Kendal from engravings of Wainwright's pen and ink sketches and text, by Westmorland Gazette Ltd., Kendal.
Price on 1st edition d/w 12/6 Grey boards with red lettering.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 3, The Central Fells

Kentmere: Henry Marshall, 1958. Unpag., 18cm.
Printed by Bateman and Hewitson Ltd., Kendal from engravings of Wainwright's pen and ink sketches and text, by Westmorland Gazette Ltd., Kendal.
Price on 1st edition d/w 12/6 Light blue boards with silver lettering.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 4, The Southern Fells

Kentmere: Henry Marshall, 1960. Unpag., 18cm.
Engraved and printed by Westmorland Gazette Ltd., Kendal.
Price on 1st edition d/w 12/6 Light brown boards with blue lettering.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 5, The Northern Fells

Kentmere: Henry Marshall, 1962. Unpag., 18cm.
Engraved and printed by Westmorland Gazette Ltd., Kendal.
Price on 1st edition d/w 12/6 Maroon boards with silver lettering.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 6, The North Western Fells

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1964. Unpag., 18cm.
Engraved and printed by Westmorland Gazette Ltd., Kendal.
Price on 1st edition d/w 12/6Yellow boards with dark, blue/black lettering.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 6, The North Western Fells

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1964. Unpag., 18cm.
Engraved and printed by Westmorland Gazette Ltd., Kendal.
Price on 1st edition d/w 12/6Yellow boards with dark, blue/black lettering.

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 7, The Western Fells

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1966. Unpag., 18cm.
Engraved and printed by Westmorland Gazette Ltd., Kendal.
Price on 1st edition d/w 15/- Light green boards with gold lettering.

Fellwanderer - The story behind the Guidebooks

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1966. Unpag., illus., sketches, black and white photographs, 22.5cm by 15cm.
'Mr Wainwright, having compiled his seven volume 'Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells' , now addresses himself to the many readers who have asked both Why? and How? he undertook this work of dedication.' 'It is a philosophical and entertaining account of his experiences, widely illustrated by his own drawings and photographs, ...'
Price on 1st edition d/w 15/- Light green boards with gold lettering.

Pennine Way Companion

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1968. Unpag., illus., sketches, 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w 18/- Light blue boards with gold lettering.

A Lakeland Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1969. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w 18/- Light green cloth with gold lettering.

Walks in Limestone Country

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1970. Unpag., illus., sketches, black and white photographs, 17.5cm by 12cm..
Price on 1st edition d/w 18/- Red boards with gold lettering.

A Second Lakeland Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1970. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w 21/- AND £1.05 Red cloth with gold lettering.

A Third Lakeland Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1971. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £1.05 Blue cloth with gold lettering.

Walks on the Howgill Fells

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1972. Unpag., illus., sketches, black and white photographs, 18cm by 12cm..
Thirty-two walks on the Howgills and adjoining fells are described in detail.
Price on 1st edition d/w £1.05 Light blue boards with gold lettering.

A Fourth Lakeland Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1972. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £1.05 Orange cloth with gold lettering.

A Coast to Coast Walk

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1973. i - ix, 168pp, xi - xxiv, sketches, 18cm.
St. Bees Head to Robin Hood's Bay - A Pictorial Guide
Price on 1st edition d/w £1.05 Red boards with gold lettering.

A Fifth Lakeland Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1973. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £1.05 Grey cloth with gold lettering.

The Outlying Fells of Lakeland

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1974. xvi, 277pp, pen and ink sketches, 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £1.50 Yellow boards with gold lettering.

Scottish Mountain Drawings, Vol. 1 - The Northern Highlands

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1974. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.
Price on 1st edition d/w £1.50 Grey cloth with gold lettering.
This was the last book in cloth.

Westmorland Heritage

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1975. xvi, 487pp, sketches, sketch maps, 26cm by 19.5cm.
Published as a signed, limited edition of 1000 copies. 'A book for those who have their roots in Westmorland.'
Not priced on d/w but cost £10

Scottish Mountain Drawings, Vol. 2 - The North Western Highlands

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1976. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £1.80

Scottish Mountain Drawings, Vol. 3 - The Western Highlands

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1976. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £1.80

A Dales Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1976. Unpag., 75 sketches and sketch maps, 23.5cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £2.00

Scottish Mountain Drawings, Vol. 4 - The Central Highlands

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1977. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £2.00

Kendal in the Nineteenth Century

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette, 1977. Unpag., illus., 27cm by 23cm.
130 pen and ink sketches supplemented by maps of the period and a descriptive and historical narrative.
Price on 1st edition d/w £5.40

A Second Dales Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1978. Unpag., 75 sketches and sketch maps, 23.5cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £2.00

Scottish Mountain Drawings, Vol. 5 - The Eastern Highlands

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1978. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £2.00

Furness Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1978.

Price on 1st edition d/w £2.00

Walks from Ratty

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Co., 1978.

Price of 1st edition 20p

Scottish Mountain Drawings, Vol. 6 - The Islands

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1978. Unpag., illus., sketches, sketch maps, 24cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £2.50

Three Westmorland Rivers

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1979. Unpag., 25.5cm by 19.5cm
A collection of drawings depicting scenes on or near the rivers Kent, Sprint and Mint.
Price on 1st edition d/w £4

Second Furness Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1979.

Price on 1st edition d/w £2.50

A Lune Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1980. Unpag., 24cm by 18cm
A collection of seventy-eight drawings of scenes in the valley of the River Lune.
Price on 1st edition d/w £3.00

Ribble Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1980. Unpag., 78 sketches and descriptions, 23.5cm by 18cm.

Price on 1st edition d/w £3.00

Eden Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1980.

Price on 1st edition d/w £3.00

Lakeland Mountain Drawings, 1

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1980.

Price on 1st edition d/w £6.00

Welsh Mountain Drawings

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1981.

Price on 1st edition d/w £6.00

Bowland Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1981.

Price on 1st edition d/w £3.30

Lakeland Mountain Drawings, 2

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1981.

Price on 1st edition d/w £6.00

North Wales Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1982.

Price on 1st edition d/w £3.80 (Sticker)

Wyre Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1982.

Price on 1st edition d/w £3.80 (Sticker)

Lakeland Mountain Drawings, 3

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1982.

Price on 1st edition d/w £6.00 (Sticker)

South Wales Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1983.

Price on 1st edition d/w £4.00 (Sticker)

Lakeland Mountain Drawings, 4

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1983.

Price on 1st edition d/w £6.00 (Sticker)

Wainwright in Lakeland

Kendal: Abbot Hall Art Gallery, 1983.
Published as limited, signed and numbered editions, 100 in leather, 1000 in cloth. Also signed but not numbered and neither numbered nor signed editions. Republished by the Westmorland Gazette in 1985.
Not priced on d/w

Lakeland Mountain Drawings, 5

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1984.

Price on 1st edition d/w £6.65 (Sticker)

Peak District Sketchbook

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1984.

Price on 1st edition d/w £4.60 (Sticker)

Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1985. Soft covers, 71pp, illus., sketches, 17cm.

Price on 1st edition £1.50 No d/w. ( Westmorland Gazette price sticker inside front cover )

Ex-Fellwanderer

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1987. Unpag., illus., sketches, black and white photographs, 23cm by 15cm.
A book to commemorate the author's 80th birthday. The first printing of the first edition has an inscription box on the rear of the title page.
Price on 1st edition d/w £7.50 (Sticker)

Fell Walking with a Camera

Kendal: Westmorland Gazette Ltd., 1988.

Price of 1st edition £9.99


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