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Guinness "Language" Books
This
section of our website details an interesting variety of reference books,
humorous books and other publications produced by Guinness, Guinness
Superlatives and Guinness Publishing. The books are loosely language-based,
and cover famous quotations, etymology, names, phrases, poetry and
anecdotes. Most of the editions form part of the the Guinness reference
collection and are well worth collecting (though our grouping of these
editions in this fashion is entirely down to our own personal choice).
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Poetry (Volumes 1 to 5) |
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Dates
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1958 to 1962 |
Price New |
10s 6d |
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Format
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Hardback 222x145mm
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Pages |
120-148 |
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Publisher
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Putnam & Company Ltd., 42 Great Russell Street. |
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Printers
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1. The Camelot
Press Ltd., Southampton
2-5. Richard Clay and Company Ltd.,
Bungay, Suffolk |
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Notes |
1. Poems from the Guinness Poetry
Awards
2. Each book has a blue hardback
cover with a different colour dust-jacket (Grey, Blue, Yellow, Red, Orange)
3. Forewords: January 1958, January
1959, January 1960, January 1961 and December 1961 |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Names |
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Author
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Leslie Dunkling |
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Date
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October 1974 |
ISBN |
0 900424 21 4 |
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Format
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Hardback 242x177mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£3.20 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Superlatives Limited, 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Jarrold and Sons Ltd, Norwich |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Names (2nd Edition) |
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Author
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Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
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Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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March 1983 |
ISBN |
0-85112-293-0 |
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Format
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Paperback 234x170mm
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Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£5.95 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Superlatives Limited, 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Redwood Burn Ltd., Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Names (3rd Edition) |
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Author
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Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
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Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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May 1986 |
ISBN |
0-85112-469-0 |
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Format
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Paperback 234x171mm
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Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Redwood Burn Ltd., Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
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Notes |
A hardback edition was also available (ISBN: 0-85112-468-2) |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Words |
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Author
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Martin Manser |
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Editor
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Honor Head |
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Date
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September 1988 |
ISBN |
0-85112-884-X |
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Format
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Paperback 235x172mm
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Pages |
158 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Adlard & Sons Ltd, Letchworth, Herts. |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Names (4th Edition) |
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Author
|
Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
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Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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April 1989 |
ISBN |
0-85112-327-9 |
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Format
|
Paperback 234x172mm
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Pages |
208 |
Price New |
£7.95 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd, Member of BPCC plc, Aylesbury Bucks. |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Numbers |
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Author
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Adrian Room |
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Editor
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Honor Head |
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Date
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October 1989 |
ISBN |
0-85112-372-4 |
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Format
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Paperback 235x172mm
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Pages |
158 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd, Aylesbury |
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Title
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The Guinness Dictionary of Sports Quotations |
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Author
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Colin Jarman |
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Editor
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Charles Richards |
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Date
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October 1990 |
ISBN |
0-85112-924-2 |
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Format
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Paperback 200x140mm
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Pages |
298 |
Price New |
£8.95 |
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Copyright
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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 Book of Names (5th Edition) |
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Author
|
Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
|
Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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April 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-944-7 |
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Format
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Paperback 234x170mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
|
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 Awful Speller's Dictionary |
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Authors
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Joseph Krevisky and Jordan L. Linfield |
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Date
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April 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-986-2 |
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Format
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Paperback 140x87mm
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Pages |
185 |
Price New |
£3.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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BPCC Hazell Books, Aylesbury, Bucks, England |
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Notes |
First published by Innovation Press, New York, under the title: "A Handbook
for Terrible Spellers: The Backwords Dictionary" |
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Title
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The Guinness Dictionary of Poisonous Quotes |
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Author
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Colin Jarman |
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Editor
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Honor Head |
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Date
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September 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-958-7 |
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Format
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Paperback 198x140mm
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Pages |
300 |
Price New |
£7.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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BPCC Hazell Books, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Words (2nd Edition) |
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Author
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Martin Manser |
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Editor
|
Honor Head |
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Date
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October 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-946-3 |
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Format
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Paperback 234x170mm
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Pages |
158 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
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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 Book of Military Anecdotes |
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Author
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Geoffrey Regan |
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Date
|
August 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-519-0 |
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Format
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Hardback 241x176mm
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Pages |
220 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
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Copyright
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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 Dictionary of More Poisonous Quotes |
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Author
|
Colin Jarman |
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Editor
|
Paola Simoneschi |
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Date
|
October 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-700-2 |
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Format
|
Paperback 200x140mm
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Pages |
255 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Curious Phrases |
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Author
|
Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
|
Beatrice Frei |
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Date
|
April 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-593-X |
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Format
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Paperback 235x148mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Names (6th Edition) |
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Author
|
Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
|
Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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September 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-595-6 |
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Format
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Paperback 234x170mm
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Pages |
255 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
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Copyright
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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 Dictionary of Theatrical Quotations |
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Author
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Michèle Brown |
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Editor
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Beatrice Frei |
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Date
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April 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-596-4 |
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Format
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Paperback 198x130mm
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Pages |
222 |
Price New |
£7.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
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Cox & Wyman Ltd |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of British Place Names |
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Authors
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Fred McDonald and Julia Cresswell |
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Date
|
October 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-576-X |
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Format
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Paperback 235x172mm
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Pages |
160 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness Dictionary of Yet More Poisonous Quotes |
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Author
|
Colin Jarman |
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Date
|
October 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-729-0 |
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Format
|
Paperback 198x130mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
Cox & Wyman, Reading, Berkshire |
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Title
|
The Guinness Book of Curious Words |
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Author
|
Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
|
Beatrice Frei |
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Date
|
April 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-743-6 |
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Format
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Paperback 235x154mm
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Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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The Guinness Dictionary of Quotations For All Occasions |
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Author
|
Gareth Sharpe |
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Date
|
September 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-753-3 |
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Format
|
Paperback 198x130mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£6.99 |
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Copyright
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
Cox & Wyman Ltd |
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Notes |
 This
book was also produced by Guinness as a complimentary edition: |
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Title
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I said it My Way! The Guinness Dictionary of Humorous Misquotations |
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Author
|
Colin Jarman |
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Date
|
September 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-784-3 |
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Format
|
Paperback 198x130mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£6.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
Cox & Wyman Ltd., Reading |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Humorous Anecdotes |
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Author
|
Nigel Rees |
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Date
|
September 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-792-4 |
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Format
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Paperback 250x190mm
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Pages |
219 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press |
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Title
|
The Guinness Book of Names (7th Edition) |
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Author
|
Leslie Dunkling |
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Editor
|
Beatrice Frei |
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Date
|
August 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-669-3 |
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Format
|
Paperback 234x170mm
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Pages |
272 |
Price New |
£11.99 |
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Copyright
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
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Title
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They Got it Wrong! The Guinness Dictionary of Regrettable Quotations |
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Author
|
David Milsted |
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Date
|
October 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-660-X |
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Format
|
Paperback 198x130mm
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Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£7.99 |
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Copyright
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
Cox & Wyman, Reading |
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Title
|
The Guinness Dictionary of Jokes |
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Author
|
Nigel Rees |
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Date
|
October 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-666-9 |
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Format
|
Paperback 198x130mm
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Pages |
272 |
Price New |
£6.99 |
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Copyright
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
Cox & Wyman Ltd., Reading |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Humorous Gaffes |
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Author
|
Colin Jarman |
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Date
|
August 1996 |
ISBN |
0-85112-548-4 |
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Format
|
Paperback 197x130mm
|
Pages |
160 |
Price New |
£5.99 |
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Copyright
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
Cox & Wyman Ltd., Reading |
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Notes |
 This
book was also produced by Guinness as a complimentary edition, under the title,
"Not Everything in Black and White Makes Sense": |
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Title
|
The Guinness Chronicle of the 20th Century in Quotations |
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Author
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David Milsted |
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Editor
|
Anne Marshall |
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Date
|
October 1996 |
ISBN |
0-85112-606-5 |
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Format
|
Paperback 234x153mm
|
Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6DJ |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Humorous Irish Anecdotes |
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Author
|
Aubrey Dillon-Malone |
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Date
|
October 1996 |
ISBN |
0-85112-620-0 |
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Format
|
Paperback 234x170mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6DJ |
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Printer
|
The Bath Press |
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Title
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The Guinness Book of Humorous Sports Quotes |
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Author
|
Colin Jarman |
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Date
|
October 1996 |
ISBN |
0-85112-627-8 |
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Format
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Paperback 197x130mm
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Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£5.99 |
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Copyright
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Guinness Publishing Ltd., 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
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Printer
|
Caledonian International Book Manufacturing, Glasgow |
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