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Guinness "History" Books
The
concise Oxford Dictionary defines "history" as, "a continuous, usually
chronological, record of important or public events". This page details
a number of books produced by Guinness Publishing which loosely adhere to
that definition. Other sections of our site (such as the
Facts & Feats
section) should be consulted for more books of this nature; all of the editions
are excellent reference books, and are well worth collecting.
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen |
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Author
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Clive Carpenter |
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Editor
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Anne Smith |
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Date
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November 1978 |
ISBN |
0 900424 46 X |
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Format
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Hardback 242x174mm
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Pages |
312 |
Price New |
£7.95 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Superlatives Limited, 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of the Car |
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Authors
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Anthony Harding, Warren Allport, David Hodges, John Davenport |
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Editor
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Honor Head |
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Date
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September 1987 |
ISBN |
0-85112-806-8 |
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Format
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Hardback 267x200mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£12.95 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd, Aylesbury, Bucks |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of British Royalty |
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Author
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Geoffrey Hindley |
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Editor
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Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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October 1989 |
ISBN |
0-85112-383-X |
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Format
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Hardback 282x207mm
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Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£12.95 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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New Interlitho SpA, Milan |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Explorers and Exploration |
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Editor
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Michèle Gavet-Imbert |
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Date
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September 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-973-0 |
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Format
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Hardback 306x242mm
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Pages |
279 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
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Copyright
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Compagnie 1212 SA |
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Printer
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Amilcare Pizzi S.p.A. |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Decisive Battles |
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Author
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Geoffrey Regan |
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Date
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September 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-520-4 |
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Format
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Hardback 274x202mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£17.95 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6DJ |
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Printer
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The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Air Warfare |
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Author
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Robert Jackson |
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Editor
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Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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August 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-701-0 |
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Format
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Paperback 235x170mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness History of the British Army |
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Author
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John Pimlott |
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Date
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October 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-711-8 |
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Format
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Hardback 267x197mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6DJ |
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Printer
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The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Innovations |
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Author
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Geoff Tibballs |
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Editor
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Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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May 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-742-8 |
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Format
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Hardback 275x205mm
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Pages |
190 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness History of Inventions |
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Author
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G. I. Brown |
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Editor
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Anne Marshall |
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Date
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October 1996 |
ISBN |
0-85112-546-8 |
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Format
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Hardback 268x195mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£16.95 |
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Publisher
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Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6DJ |
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Printer
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The Bath Press, Bath |
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A series of
three books, similar in nature to the Facts & Feats series:
| 1973 |
The Guinness History of Land Warfare |
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Publication Date |
October 1973 |
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Cover |
Black |
| Price New |
£2.95 |
| ISBN |
900424 20 6 |
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Pages |
248 |
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Sections |
9 ("The
Roots of Strife", "The Millennium of Organisation", "The Equine
Millennium", "The Gunpowder Revolution", "The Rise of Industry", "The Epoch of
Totality", "The Epoch of Mechanisation", "The Paradoxical Epoch" and
"Appendices") |
| Format |
Hardback 9½x7⅛ inches (242x183
mm) |
| Copyright |
Kenneth Macksey and Guinness
Superlatives
Limited |
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Publisher |
Guinness
Superlatives
Ltd
2, Cecil
Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
| Printer |
Jarrold and Sons Limited, Norwich |
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Notes:
-
A second impression was published in 1976
(£4.95).
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| 1975 |
The Guinness History of Sea Warfare |
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Publication Date |
October 1975 |
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Cover |
Blue |
| Price New |
£6.95 |
| ISBN |
900424 29 X |
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Pages |
245 |
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Sections |
8 ("Oars and Spears", "Cannons and Culverins", "Wooden
Walls", "Ironclads and Explosives", "The Decade of the Dreadnought", "The
Aircraft Carrier Era", "The Age of Nuclear Power" and "Appendices") |
| Format |
Hardback 9½x7⅛ inches (242x183
mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness
Superlatives
Ltd |
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Publisher |
Guinness
Superlatives
Ltd
2, Cecil
Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
| Printer |
Jarrold and Sons Limited, Norwich |
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| 1976 |
The Guinness History of Air Warfare |
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Publication Date |
October 1976 |
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Cover |
Mauve |
| Price New |
£6.50 |
| ISBN |
900424 61 3 |
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Pages |
247 |
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Sections |
7 ("The New Dimension in Warfare",
"In Search of a Method", "The Birth of Air Power", "The
Interregnum", "The Heyday of Tactical Air Forces", "The
Years of the Holocaust" and "Confrontation: Cold and
Limited Wars") |
| Format |
Hardback 9½x7⅛ inches (242x183
mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness
Superlatives
Ltd |
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Publisher |
Guinness
Superlatives
Ltd
2, Cecil
Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
| Printer |
Jarrold and Sons Limited, Norwich |
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| 1997 |
Guinness Book of the 20th Century |
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Publication Date |
October 1997 |
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Cover |
Red |
| Price New |
£20 |
| ISBN |
0-85112-057-1 |
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Pages |
456 |
| Format |
Hardback 12x9 inches (305x229
mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness
Publishing
Ltd |
| Notes |
 The
book also came in a black cover (right) |
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| 2000 |
Guinness Book of the 20th Century Millennium
Edition |
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Publication Date |
May 2000 |
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Cover |
Lime Green |
| Price New |
£20 |
| ISBN |
0-85112-057-1 |
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Pages |
480 |
| Format |
Hardback 12x9 inches (305x229
mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness
World Records
Ltd |
| Notes |
This is a revised
edition which includes information for 1998 and
1999. |
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| 2000 |
Guinness World Records |
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Subtitle |
Great World Events of the last thirty-five years. |
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Publication Date |
August 2000 |
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Cover |
Black |
| Price New |
$9.99 |
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Pages |
192 |
| Format |
Paperback 11¼x8⅝ inches (286x220
mm) |
| Copyright |
Guinness World Records
Ltd |
| Reprinted by |
Time Inc. Home Entertainment, 1271 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York, 10020. |
| Notes |
Extracted from the "Guinness Book of the 20th Century" (above). |
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Having left the Guinness fold, Norris McWhirter
produced a number of other titles, two of which fit very nicely into our
History category:
| 1999 |
Book of Millennium Records |
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Publication Date |
October 1999 |
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Cover |
White background |
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ISBN |
1-85227-805-6 |
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Price New |
£20.00 |
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Pages |
256 |
| Chapters |
10 ("Everyday Life", "The Arts", "Science",
"Medicine and Health", "Politics and Government", "Building and Engineering",
"Transport", "War", "Communications & Media" and "Sports") |
| Compiler |
Norris McWhirter |
| Format |
Hardback 12x9 inches (304x229 mm) |
| Copyright |
Norris McWhirter and Virgin Publishing Ltd. |
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Publisher |
Virgin Publishing Ltd., Thames Wharf
Studios, Rainville Road, London W6 9HT |
| Printed by |
Amilcare Pizzi, Italy |
| Notes |
This edition was also published by Ted Smart (The Book People Ltd, Hall Wood
Avenue, Haydock, St Helens. WA11 9UL) [ISBN: 1-85613-686-8] |
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| 2000 |
Book of Historical Records |
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Publication Date |
October 2000 |
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ISBN |
1-85227-894-3 |
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Price New |
£20.00 |
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Pages |
288 |
| Chapters |
11 ("Everyday Life", "The Living Earth", "The Arts", "Science",
"Medicine and Health", "Politics and Government", "Building and Engineering",
"Transport", "War", "Communications & Media" and "Sports") |
| Compiler |
Norris McWhirter |
| Format |
Hardback 12x9 inches (302x229 mm) |
| Copyright |
Norris McWhirter and Virgin Publishing Ltd. |
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Publisher |
Virgin Publishing Ltd., Thames Wharf
Studios, Rainville Road, London W6 9HT |
| Printed by |
Oriental Press, Dubai |
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