A Lakeland Diary; with wood-engravings by Kathleen Lindsey and Edward Stamp
Wakefield, West Yorkshire / Andoversford: The Fleece Press, printed by The Whittington Press, 1985. Kathleen Lindsey and Edward Stamp. First, Limited Edition. Imperial 8vo, 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (265 x 190 mm); 37 pp. Twenty wood-engravings, one repeated on the title page. Machine-set in 12-point Bell and printed in black, with title in green, on Zerkall cream smooth wove paper. Quarter bound by Smith Settle in brown buckram, gilt spine titling, with brown Whittington marbled paper-covered boards. Zerkall cream rough wove endpapers.
Copy 78, numbered in red on limitation page, of 325 copies
Loosely included advertisement card with a pencil notation " At last! Regards — S" by the publisher, Simon Lawrence of The Fleece Press
[Butcher A8].
An elegant collaboration between The Fleece Press and The Whittington Press, A Lakeland Diary captures the quiet rhythms and seasonal beauty of the English Lake District through Enid Wilson’s finely observed prose. Drawn from her long-running “Country Diary” contributions to The Guardian, these pieces evoke a deeply personal engagement with landscape, wildlife, and rural life over nearly three decades. The text is complemented by sensitive wood-engravings by Kathleen Lindsey and Edward Stamp, whose images echo and enrich Wilson’s attentive eye for natural detail.
The inclusion of a publisher’s annotated card adds a pleasing note of association. A desirable private press book, appealing to collectors of modern British wood-engraving and topographical writing.
Condition: Fine.
Item number: 2382
ISBN: 0950700355
Price: $225.00
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