Alfred Wainwright – A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells – Book One The Eastern Fells – First Edition 1955

A first edition of ‚’A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: The Eastern Fells’ published. The book was published by The Westmoreland Gazette in 1955. Without the dust wrapper as called for, with ‚’Book Two – in preparation’. In very good condition with one name in pen to the first page. Excessively scarce

The first volume of Alfred Wainwright’s ‚’Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells’. It covers the Lake District’s eastern mountains with meticulous hand-drawn maps, sketches, and route descriptions. Wainwright blends practical guidance with personal observation, quiet humour, and reverence for landscape. The book reflects his belief in solitary walking and careful exploration, offering both navigational detail and an intimate, idiosyncratic vision of the fells.