Guinness Record Book Collecting

From the early days of Guinness Superlatives, reference books for collectors formed a big part of the company's output. The early series of booklets (known as "Guinness Signatures") and books encompassed a wide range of collecting information, from English furniture to glassware, pottery and firearms. This section of our site gives details the original series and provides information on later publications related to collecting, collections and historical information.

Title	English and Irish Glass
Author	Geoffrey Wills
Date	October 1968	ISBN	0-85112-117-9
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	n/a	Price New	84s.
Publisher	Guinness Signatures, 24 Upper Brook Street, London, W.1.
Printer	McCorquodale and Company Limited, London.
Notes	Originally published as 16 booklets, each of which sold for 3/6d: Commemorative Goblets Drinking Glasses Part 1 Drinking Glasses Part 2 Ewers and Decanters Table Wares Candlesticks and Lustres Chandeliers Irish Glass Bottles to 1720 Bottles from 1720 Enamelled and Engraved Glass 18th Century Coloured Glass Novelties and "Friggers" Victorian Glass Part 1 Victorian Glass Part 2 Modern Glass

(2nd Impression)

Title	Antique Firearms
Author	Frederick Wilkinson
Date	March 1969	ISBN	0-85112-164-0
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	256	Price New	84s.
Notes	Originally published as 16 booklets, each of which sold for 3/6d: Matches and Powder Wheels and Keys Flint and Steel Chemicals and Caps Military Firearms Duelling Pistols The Blunderbuss and Multibarrel Weapons Combination Weapons and Curiosa Pocket Pistols and Decoration Asian Weapons Continental Weapons Revolvers American Firearms Rifled and Breechloading Weapons Flasks and Accessories Manufacture and Identification A second impression was published by Guinness Superlatives in 1977 (printed by Redwood Burn Limited, Trowbridge & Esher).

Title	English Pottery and Porcelain
Author	Geoffrey Wills
Date	December 1969	ISBN	0-85112-145-4
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	383	Price New	105s.
Publisher	Guinness Signatures, 24 Upper Brook Street, London, W.1.
Printer	McCorquodale and Company Limited, London.
Notes	A second impression was published in 1978. Originally published as 24 booklets in 1968-19, each of which sold for 3/6d. The slipcase to house the booklets cost 7/6d: Pottery: Red Clay Ware Part 1 Red Clay Ware Part 2 Delftware Part 1 Delftware Part 2 Stoneware Part 1 Stoneware Part 2 Cream Ware Wedgwood Part 1 Wedgwood Part 2 Wedgwood's Contemporaries 19th Century Part 1 19th Century Part 2 Porcelain: Chelsea Bow Derby Lund's Bristol & Worcester Worcester Longton Hall Liverpool Lowestoft and Caughley Plymouth and Bristol 19th Century Part 1 19th Century Part 2 19th Century Part 3

Title	Edged Weapons
Author	Frederick Wilkinson
Date	January 1970	ISBN	0-85112-171-3
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	256	Price New	84s
Publisher	Guinness Signatures, 24 Upper Brook Street, London, W.1.
Printer	McCorquodale and Company Limited, London.

Title	Battle Dress
Author	Frederick Wilkinson
Date	September 1970	ISBN	0-85112-172-1
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	256	Price New	84s
Publisher	Guinness Signatures, 24 Upper Brook Street, London, W.1.
Printer	McCorquodale and Company Limited, London.

Title	English Furniture 1550-1760
Author	Geoffrey Wills
Date	July 1971	ISBN	0-85112-174-8
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	256	Price New	£4.50
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	McCorquodale Printers Limited, London.

Title	English Furniture 1760-1900
Author	Geoffrey Wills
Date	October 1971	ISBN	0-85112-175-6
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	260
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	McCorquodale Printers Limited, London.
Notes	A 2nd Impression (printed by Redwood Burn Limited, Trowbridge & Esher) was published in 1979

Title	The Universal Soldier
Editors	Martin Windrow and Frederick Wilkinson
Date	October 1971	ISBN	0-85112-176-4
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	264	Price New	£4.50
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	McCorquodale Printers Limited, London.

Title	British Gallantry Awards
Authors	P. E. Abbott and J. M. A. Tamplin
Date	November 1971	ISBN	0-85112-173-X
Format	Hardback 242x182mm	Pages	359	Price New	£6.00
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	Mears Caldwell Hacker Ltd, London

Title	The Guinness Book of World Autographs
Author	Ray Rawlins
Date	November 1977	ISBN	0 900424 73 7
Format	Hardback 266x195mm	Pages	244	Price New	£7.95
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich

Title	The Guinness Book of Silver
Author	Geoffrey Wills
Editor	Beatrice Frei
Date	September 1983	ISBN	0-85112-222-1
Format	Hardback 266x195mm	Pages	162	Price New	£7.95
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	William Clowes (Beccles) Ltd, Suffolk

Title	The Guinness Book of Clocks
Author	Alan Smith
Editor	Beatrice Frei
Date	April 1984	ISBN	0-85112-225-6
Format	Hardback 266x195mm	Pages	168	Price New	£8.50
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	Mateu Cromo Artes Graficas, S.A. Pinto (Madrid)

Title	Guinness Antiques (Pocket Price Guide)
Author	Rachael Feild
Editor	Beatrice Frei
Date	May 1986	ISBN	0-85112-474-7
Format	Hardback 197x98mm	Pages	288	Price New	£6.95
Publisher	Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	Butler and Tanner Ltd, Somerset

Title	The Guinness Antiques Price Guide (2nd Edition)
Author	Rachael Feild
Editor	Beatrice Frei
Date	May 1988	ISBN	0-85112-380-5
Format	Hardback 197x98mm	Pages	288	Price New	£6.95
Publisher	Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	Printer Portuguesa

Title	The Guinness Antiques Price Guide (3rd Edition)
Author	Rachael Feild
Editor	Beatrice Frei
Date	April 1990	ISBN	0-85112-394-5
Format	Hardback 197x98mm	Pages	288	Price New	£8.99
Publisher	Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	Printer Portuguesa

Title	Popular Collectables: Glass
Author	Muriel M. Miller
Editor	Honor Head
Date	October 1990	ISBN	0-85112-903-X
Format	Hardback 197x105mm	Pages	192	Price New	£9.95
Publisher	Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	New Interlitho SpA, Milan

Title	Popular Collectables: Household Treasures
Author	Muriel M. Miller
Editor	Honor Head
Date	October 1990	ISBN	0-85112-904-8
Format	Hardback 197x105mm	Pages	192	Price New	£9.95
Publisher	Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	New Interlitho SpA, Milan

Title	Popular Collectables: Lamps & Lighting
Author	Josie A. Marsden
Editor	Honor Head
Date	October 1990	ISBN	0-85112-905-6
Format	Hardback 197x105mm	Pages	192	Price New	£9.95
Publisher	Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	New Interlitho SpA, Milan

Title	Popular Collectables: Toys
Authors	Stewart Orr and Kevin McGimpsey
Date	October 1990	ISBN	0-85112-923-4
Format	Hardback 197x105mm	Pages	192	Price New	£9.95
Publisher	Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex

Title	The Phillips Antiques Pocket Price Guide (4th Edition)
Author	Rachael Feild
Editor	Beatrice Frei
Date	April 1993	ISBN	0-85112-590-5
Format	Hardback 197x98mm	Pages	288	Price New	£9.99
Publisher	Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex
Printer	Printer Portuguesa