Alan Cleaver Books

 Alan Cleaver Books
Alan Cleaver Books

Alan Cleaver

“The handstitched books of Alan Cleaver”

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About Alan Cleaver Books

Alan Cleaver Books

Books handbound with loving care

I am an author of a number of books on local history, folklore, legends and all things slightly odd! When I have some spare time on my hands I handstitch some books which are sold here. The pages are printed on James Cropper art paper - and, yes, even the covers are handmade. I live in Whitehaven, Cumbria with wife Lesley. My spare time is spent walking the Cumbrian fells researching ancient paths and the tales behind them.

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This is a handwritten, hand-drawn and handbound edition of my notebook on folklore and legends of Cumbria, UK. It includes boggles (ghosts), lonnings (lanes), holy wells, corpse roads, postman's paths, fairy legends, and much more. It includes such delights as Ticklebelly Alley (in Eskdale), the Witches' resting stone at St Bees, the Fairy Drinking Well at Ambleside and even a recipe for Cumberland Bridal Cake. I turned the rough notes I make while walking the fells into this handbound notebook during lockdown. It is printed on quality paper from the James Cropper Paper Mill in Cumbria. The book is hardback, cloth bound with endtape and bookmark. There is a dustjacket. The book is slightly smaller than A5 and has 78 pages.

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