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Lot 21: Wainwright, Alfred. Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland. Westmorland Gazette, 1985. First Edition (DJ)
A hardback book in original oblong octavo format with dust jacket, titled Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland. The title page states: OLD ROADS OF EASTERN LAKELAND, featuring the printed signature Awainwright., above illustrations captioned A packhorse and A pack-horse train, with the imprint ENGRAVED, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED by WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, KENDAL 1985. The text and illustrations are reproduced from the author’s original handwritten script and pen-and-ink drawings throughout. Bound in original publisher boards with a green pictorial dust jacket featuring the packhorse illustrations and printed titling.
Condition report:
Dust jacket shows surface discolouration with multiple circular water droplet marks and faint tide lines to the front panel, rubbing and wear to the edges, and minor bumping to corners (photo 1). The interior title page is clean and free of visible marks or foxing (photo 2). The binding appears intact.
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