Alfred Wainwright; James Marsh [ed.] — Kendal in the Nineteenth Century
Kendal, Westmorland Gazette, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of illustrations based on early photographs. A first edition, in the original imitation morocco cloth binding, with price unclipped dustwrapper.A celebration of Kendal, the small Lake District market town, published by the local newspaper.This work contains numerous drawings from fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator Alfred Wainwright. Also containing descriptive text in his own hand, there are 130 numbered plates of drawings by Wainwright based on historical photographs. In the publisher's original imitation morocco cloth binding, with price unclipped dustwrapper. Externally bright, excellent. Edgewear to dustwrapper, with some chipping and small closed tears to front and spine panels. Some light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Alfred Wainwright. Fine/Good.
