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Guinness Guide Books
In the
early-1970s Guinness Superlatives began to produce a series of guide books
(the Guinness Guides) on a number of subjects. Some books were translations
of French editions originally published by Guinness's partner Edition Denoël
in Paris. The books were published for many years, and revised editions and
brand new publications appeared on a regular basis.
We'll catalogue the series on this page in order
of date of publication. Some of the later books should probably not be
considered part of the main series, but we have included them for
completeness.
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Formula 1 Motor Racing |
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Author
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José Rosinski |
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Date
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December 1973 |
ISBN |
0 900424 18 4 |
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Format
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Hardback 297x207mm
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Pages |
241 |
Price New |
£4.95 |
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Copyright
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Editions Denoël and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Mussot, Paris, France |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Motor Cycling |
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Author
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Christian Lacombe |
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Date
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August 1974 |
ISBN |
0 900424 17 6 |
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Format
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Hardback 298x208mm
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Pages |
227+ |
Price New |
£7.50 |
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Copyright
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Editions Denoël and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Mussot, Paris, France |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Freshwater Angling |
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Authors
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Brian Harris and Paul
Boyer |
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Date
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April 1975 |
ISBN |
0 900424 16 8 |
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Format
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Hardback 297x215mm
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Pages |
237 |
Price New |
£7.95 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
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Printer
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Maury Imprimeur S.A., 45
Malesherbes, France. |
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Notes |
There were several
impressions of this edition (the 3rd appeared in 1978) |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Underwater Life |
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Authors
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Christian Petron and
Jean-Bernard Lozet |
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Date
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April 1975 |
ISBN |
0 900424 58 3 |
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Format
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Hardback 296x210mm
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Pages |
218 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
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Copyright
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Editions Denoël and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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A.I.P., Argenteuil, France |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Feminine Achievements |
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Authors
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Joan & Kenneth Macksey |
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Date
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October 1975 |
ISBN |
0 900424 31 1 |
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Format
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Hardback 240x185mm
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Pages |
288 |
Price New |
£4.95 |
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Copyright
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Joan & Kenneth Macksey and Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
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Printer
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Jarrold and Sons Ltd, Norwich |
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Notes |
We also have a copy with a different cover (pictured bottom left) |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Mountain Animals |
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Author
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René Pierre Bille |
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Date
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November 1975 |
ISBN |
0 900424 57 5 |
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Format
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Hardback 296x210mm
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Pages |
218 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
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Copyright
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Editions Denoël and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Mussot, Paris, France |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Motorcycling 2nd Edition |
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Author
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Christian Lacombe |
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Date
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May 1976 |
ISBN |
0 900424 36 2 |
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Format
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Hardback 294x208mm
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Pages |
234+ |
Price New |
£7.50 |
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Copyright
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Editions Denoël and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Mussot, Paris, France |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to French Country Cooking |
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Author
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Christian Roland Délu |
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Date
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December 1976 |
ISBN |
0 900424 59 1 |
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Format
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Hardback 296x210mm
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Pages |
173 |
Price New |
£7.95 |
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Copyright
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Editions Denoël and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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A.I.P., Argenteuil, France |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Bicycling |
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Authors
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J. Durry and J. B. Wadley |
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Date
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May 1977 |
ISBN |
0 900424 62 1 |
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Format
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Hardback 293x210mm
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Pages |
218 |
Price New |
£8.50 |
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Copyright
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Editions Denoël and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Offser Aubin, Poitiers |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Saltwater Angling |
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Author
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Brian Harris |
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Date
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June 1977 |
ISBN |
0 900424 72 9 |
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Format
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Hardback 292x210mm
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Pages |
238 |
Price New |
£10.95 |
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Copyright
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Brian Harris and Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
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Printer
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Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd, Aylesbury, Bucks |
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Notes
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A 2nd impression was published in 1982 and a new edition (Guinness
Book of Sea Fishing) in 1989. |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Water Skiing |
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Authors
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David Nations and Kevin
Desmond |
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Date
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September 1977 |
ISBN |
0 900424 78 8 |
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Format
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Hardback 297x210mm
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Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£8.50 |
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Copyright
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David Nations, Kevin Desmond and Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
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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 Guide to Waterways of Western Europe |
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Author
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Hugh McKnight |
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Date
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December 1978 |
ISBN |
0 900424 48 6 |
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Format
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Hardback 297x210mm
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Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£10.50 |
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Copyright
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Hugh McKnight and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Morrison & Gibb Limited, Edinburgh and London |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Field Sports |
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Author
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Wilson Stephens |
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Date
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February 1979 |
ISBN |
0 900424 47 8 |
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Format
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Hardback 293x210mm
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Pages |
239 |
Price New |
£10.50 |
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Copyright
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Wilson Stephens and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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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 Guide to Steeplechasing |
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Authors
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Gerry Cranham, Richard
Pitman and John Oaksey |
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Date
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February 1979 |
ISBN |
0 900424 74 5 |
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Format
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Hardback 293x210mm
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Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£11.95 |
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Copyright
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Gerry Cranham, Richard Pitman, John Oaksey and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Bemrose and Sons Limited, Derby |
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Notes |
A second edition was published in 1988, entitled
The Guinness Book of Steeplechasing. |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Equestrianism |
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Author
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Dorian Williams |
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Date
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September 1979 |
ISBN |
900424 94 X |
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Format
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Hardback 293x208mm
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Pages |
236 |
Price New |
£8.98 |
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Copyright
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Dorian Williams and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd, Aylesbury, Bucks |
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Notes |
We have a blank "Thickness Copy" of this edition with this label pasted to the
front flyleaf:
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Grand Prix Motor Racing |
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Author
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Eric Dymock |
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Date
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May 1980 |
ISBN |
0-85112-206-X |
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Format
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Hardback 294x210mm
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Pages |
264 |
Price New |
£11.95 |
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Copyright
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Eric Dymock and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Ebenezer Baylis and Son Limited, The Trinity Press, Worcester, and London |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Game Fishing |
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Author
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William B. Currie |
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Date
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October 1980 |
ISBN |
0-85112-208-6 |
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Format
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Hardback 292x210mm
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Pages |
238 |
Price New |
£9.95 |
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Copyright
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William B. Currie and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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South China Printing Co. Hong Kong |
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Notes
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A second edition (the
Guinness Book of
Game Fishing) appeared in 1989. |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Motorcycling |
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Author
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Peter Carrick |
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Date
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October 1980 |
ISBN |
0-85112-210-8 |
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Format
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Hardback 292x210mm
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Pages |
223 |
Price New |
£10.95 |
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Copyright
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Peter Carrick and Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
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Printer
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W S Cowell Ltd, Ipswich, Suffolk |
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Notes |
The third in the series, but a new edition in its own right. |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to 20th Century Fashion |
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Author
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David Bond |
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Date
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October 1981 |
ISBN |
0-85112-234-5 |
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Format
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Hardback 290x210mm
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Pages |
220 |
Price New |
£10.95 |
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Copyright
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David Bond and Guinness
Superlatives Ltd. |
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Printer
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South China Printing Co., Hong Kong |
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Notes |
This edition was reprinted (with additions) in 1988 and 1992. |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Ballet |
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Author
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Oleg Kerensky |
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Date
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November 1981 |
ISBN |
0-85112-226-4 |
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Format
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Hardback 293x210mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£11.95 |
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Copyright
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Oleg Kerensky and Guinness Superlatives Ltd. |
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Printer
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Mladinska Knjiga, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Sailing |
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Author
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Peter Johnson |
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Date
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January 1982 |
ISBN |
0-85112-216-7 |
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Format
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Hardback 291x207mm
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Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£11.95 |
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Copyright
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Peter Johnson and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Bemrose Specialist Print, Derby |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Coarse Fishing |
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Author
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Michael Prichard and Michael Shepley |
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Date
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March 1982 |
ISBN |
0-85112-244-2 |
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Format
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Hardback 295x210mm
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Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£10.95 |
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Copyright
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Michael Prichard, Michael Shepley and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Arnoldo Mondadori Company Limited, Toledo, Spain |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Grand Prix Motor Racing - Revised & Updated |
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Author
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Eric Dymock |
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Date
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1983 |
ISBN |
0-85112-206-X |
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Format
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Hardback 294x210mm
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Pages |
264 + 16 |
Price New |
£11.95 |
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Copyright
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Eric Dymock and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Ebenezer Baylis and Son Limited, The Trinity Press, Worcester, and London |
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Notes |
This revised and updated edition has the same ISBN as the
1980
edition, but has 16 extra pages with details of the 1980, 1981 and 1982
seasons. |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to 20th Century Homes |
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Author
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David Bond |
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Date
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November 1984 |
ISBN |
0-85112-413-5 |
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Format
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Hardback 297x210mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£11.95 |
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Copyright
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David Bond and Guinness Superlatives Limited |
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Printer
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Mladinska Knjiga, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Superlative London |
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Author
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Paul Murphy |
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Date
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April 1989 |
ISBN |
0-85112-461-5 |
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Format
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Paperback 192x141mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
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Copyright
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Paul Murphy and Guinness Publishing Limited |
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Printer
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New Interlitho SpA, Italy |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to the Restless Earth |
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Editor
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Professor K. J. Gregory |
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Date
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September 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-974-9 |
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Format
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Hardback 307x237mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
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Copyright
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Andromeda Oxford Limited |
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Printer
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Heraclio Fournier SA, Vitoria |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Plants of the World |
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Editor
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Professor D. M. Moore |
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Date
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April 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-518-2 |
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Format
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Hardback 306x240mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
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Copyright
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Andromeda Oxford Limited |
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Printer
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Heraclio Fournier SA,
Vitoria, Spain |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to 20th Century Fashion (Second Reprint) |
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Author
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David Bond |
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Date
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1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-356-2 |
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Format
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Hardback 294x212mm
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Pages |
236 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
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Copyright
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David Bond and Guinness
Publishing Ltd. |
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Printer
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Graficas Reunidas S.A., Madrid |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Peoples and Cultures |
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Editor
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Dr Alisdair Rogers |
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Date
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March 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-705-3 |
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Format
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Hardback 300x235mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
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Copyright
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Andromeda Oxford Limited |
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Printer
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Heraclio Fournier SA,
Vitoria |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Nature in Danger |
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Author
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Noel Simon |
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Date
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September 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-708-8 |
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Format
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Hardback 298x235mm
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Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
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Copyright
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Noel Simon |
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Printer
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New Interlitho SpA, Milan |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing |
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Author
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Peter Higham |
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Date
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June 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-642-1 |
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Format
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Hardback 240x158mm
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Pages |
544 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
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Copyright
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Peter Higham |
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Printer
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The Bath Press, Bath, Avon |
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Better English
(I'm sorry, I'll write that again!) |
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Author
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Philip Gooden |
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Date
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June 1996 |
ISBN |
0-85112-549-2 |
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Format
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Paperback 197x131mm
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Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£5.99 |
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Copyright
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Philip Gooden |
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Printer
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Cox & Wyman, Reading |
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A predecessor of the Guinness Guides was the
Reader's Digest Pocket Guide to Nature Records, which contained records from
the late-1960s Guinness Book of Records:
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Title
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Reader's Digest Pocket Guide to Nature Records |
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Subtitle
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Extremes on Earth, in Space and among Living things |
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Date
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1969 |
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Format
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Paperback 151x84mm
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Pages |
64 |
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Chapters
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4 ("The Animal Kingdom", "The Plant Kingdom", "The Natural World" and "The
Universe and Space") |
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Copyright
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The Reader's Digest Ltd and Guinness Superlatives Ltd |
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Printers / Binders
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W. S. Cowell Ltd, Ipswich, Schwitters AG, Zurich, A. Wheaton & Co., Exeter. |
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|
 Notes:
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A second edition (pictured right) was published in
1979, printed and bound by Gilchrist Brothers Limited, Leeds; Loxley
Brothers Limited Sheffield; Schwitters AG, Zurich.
-
 We
also have a second edition reprinted with amendments in 1980. Our
copy was "Free with every Papermate Contour Pen".
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And finally, an honourable mention for this
lovely book first produced by Arthur Guinness Son & Co. (Park Royal) Ltd. in
1961:
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Title
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The Guinness Guide to Profitable Snacks |
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Foreword
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Lord Boyd, Managing Director |
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Format
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Hardback 189x130mm
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Pages |
116 |
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Printer
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Jarrold & Sons Ltd., London and Norwich |
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