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LEGENDARY FELLWALKER BECOMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR IN CENTENARY YEAR

(Victoria, BC – 9 October 2007) Lake District hill-walking legend Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991) is a bestselling author once again. The revival of interest in Wainwright’s 40-plus books has been spurred on by two biographical shows on BBC Four, Wainwright Walks and Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes, as well as numerous newspaper and magazine articles.

AbeBooks.co.uk - the world’s largest marketplace for secondhand, new, rare and out-of-print books, began to see the Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells series appearing on its weekly and monthly bestsellers lists in February. Sales of his books continued throughout the year and Wainwright is set to be one of AbeBooks bestselling authors of 2007.

The Pictorial Guide series, first published 1955-66, are the most popular however they are not the only books in demand. Book collectors have found particular interest in first edition copies of Wainwright’s book Westmorland Heritage (1975) which have been selling for prices in excess of £350. The book’s print run was limited to 1000 copies and was hand signed by Wainwright. Currently the only available copy online is now listed at £527.

Top Ten bestselling Alfred Wainwright books on AbeBooks.co.uk in 2007

1) A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 1: The Eastern Fells (1955)
2) A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 5: The Northern Fells (1962)
3) A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 3: The Central Fells (1958)
4) A Coast to Coast Walk (1973)
5) Wainwright in Scotland (1988)
6) A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 7: The Western Fells (1966)
7) Fellwanderer: The Story Behind the Guidebooks (1966)
8) A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 2: The Far Eastern Fells (1957)
9) Wainwright Pictorial Guides Box Set: 50th Anniversary Edition (2005)
10) A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells - Book 4: The Southern Fells (1960)

On October 20th an Alfred Wainwright memorial lecture by Cameron McNeish will take place in Penrith - 6pm at RHEGED.

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