Wasdale Climbing Book A history of early climbing in the Lake District based on contemporary accounts from the Wastwater Hotel, 1863 – 1919
written and edited by Michael Cocker
The Ernest Press, 1st edition 2006
An excellent study, well illustrated.
This copy the limited de-luxe edition signed by the author, numbered 134 of of 150 copies.
Hardback. Publisher’s red cloth with silvered title to spine; head and tail bands; sewn-in ribbon pagemarker; limitation statement to front free endpaper verso. In a dustwrapper. pp [1]-48, [148] facsimile pages, 49-239, plus b/w plates. Size: 9.25 x 7.5 inches approx. (236mm x 191mm).
Dustwrapper a touch creased from handling; some bruising to spine ends. Cloth clean and bright. Light age toning to edges of page-block.
Overall, showing some light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy of the limited edition.
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