released at Easter 1956, came with a dustwrapper, and customers who had previously bought a jacket-less first impression could obtain a dustwrapper from the printer. As a result, most first impressions of Book One still in existence usually have a dustwrapper priced at 12/6. In 1992, a year after Wainwright's death, Michael Joseph took control of all of Wainwright's books, including the Pictorial Guides, a change of which Wainwright himself was in favour. When they ceased publication in 2003, the rights were bought by Frances Lincoln who shortly afterwards embarked on a revised Second Edition of the guides. Style and layout Each of the fells covered by the guides has its own chapter, which normally includes a map of the fell, comprehensive details and 3-dimensional drawings of ascent routes, ridge routes to other fells, routes of descent and a description of the summit. Carefully annotated pen and ink drawings of ascents and views accompany the details of each fell. Each book starts with a description of the geography of the area and ends with Some personal notes in conclusion. Unlike many authors who dedicate books to particular people known to them, Wainwright commences each book with an unusual dedication. These are: Book 1: "The Men of the Ordnance Survey" Book 2: "The Men who Built the Stone Walls" Book 3: "The Dogs of Lakeland" Book 4: "The Sheep of Lakeland" Book 5: "The Solitary wanderers on the fells" Book 6: "My right leg and my left leg" Book 7: "All who have helped me" Wainwright, notoriously shy, also includes one drawing of himself in each book, generally from behind, of him admiring a particular view. These are: Book 1: View of Blencathra from Clough Head Book 2: View of Haweswater from Harter Fell Book 3: View of Thirlmere from Raven Crag Book 4: View of the Pinnacle, Scafell Book 5: Binsey summit with "ancient Briton" (i.e. the author) Book 6: View of High Stile from Lanthwaite Hill Book 7: View of Yewbarrow from Gatherstone Head In the notes at the end of Book 7, Wainwright lists what he considers to be the 'finest half-dozen' fells in Lakeland. His list consists of: Scafell Pike Bowfell Pillar Great Gable Blencathra Crinkle Crags A 50th anniversary edition and a box set of the original edition have been published. Leather bound versions can be found secondhand. Second editions Between 2005 and 2009, the series