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A Selection of Guinness Books
From a
lovely - if somewhat surprising - book about abandoned railway lines,
through books about the natural world, glamour in fashion and "beards and
moustaches" to pure reference books, this section of our site houses a mixed
pick of some books which don't fit naturally elsewhere on the site. Some of
the weird and wonderful Guinness books on this page may entice collectors of
the usual record and reference books to branch out and explore some of the
less well-known editions.

|
Title
|
Just a Few Lines |
Author |
Paul Jennings |
Date
|
November 1969 |
ISBN |
900424 50 8 |
Format
|
Hardback 318x225mm
|
Pages |
N/A |
Price New |
63s. |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 24 Upper Book Street, London, W.1 |
Printer
|
Redwood Press Ltd. of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. |
|

|
Title
|
Guinness Book of Christmas |
Editor |
Tom Hartman |
Date
|
September 1984 |
ISBN |
0-85112-404-6 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x155mm
|
Pages |
144 |
Price New |
£4.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 2 Cecil Court, London Road, Enfield, Middlesex. EN2
6DJ |
Printer
|
Hazell Watson & Viney Limited, Member of the BPCC Group, Aylesbury, Bucks |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Almost Everything You Didn't Need to Know About Dogs |
Author |
Valerie Porter |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
September 1986 |
ISBN |
0-85112-482-8 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x123mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£4.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
R.J. Acford, Chichester, Sussex |
|

|
Title
|
The First Photography Book |
Author |
Peter Smith |
Date
|
June 1987 |
ISBN |
0-85112-846-7 |
Format
|
Hardback 253x195mm
|
Pages |
110 |
Price New |
£8.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
R. J. Acford Ltd, Chichester, Sussex |
|

|
Title
|
The Cat-a-logue |
Author |
Janice Anderson |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
September 1987 |
ISBN |
0-85112-484-4 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x123mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£4.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
R.J. Acford, Chichester, Sussex |
|

|
Title
|
The Photographer's Pocket Manual |
Author |
John Garrett |
Date
|
September 1987 |
ISBN |
0-85112-876-9 |
Format
|
Hardback 197x102mm
|
Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho S.p.a. |
|

|
Title
|
Step-By-Step DIY |
Editor |
Keith Faulkner |
Date
|
September 1987 |
ISBN |
0-85112-861-0 |
Format
|
Hardback 255x258mm
|
Pages |
N/A |
Price New |
£14.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho S.p.a. |
|

|
Title
|
World Birds |
Author |
Brian P. Martin |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
September 1987 |
ISBN |
0-85112-891-2 |
Format
|
Hardback 266x200mm
|
Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£12.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Butler and Tanner, Somerset |
|

|
Title
|
Remarkable Animals |
Editor |
Ulla Sundén |
Date
|
October 1987 |
ISBN |
0-85112-867-X |
Format
|
Hardback 295x215mm
|
Pages |
239 |
Price New |
£12.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Brepols BV, Turnhout, Belgium |
|

|
Title
|
The Cat-a-logue (2nd Edition) |
Author |
Janice Anderson |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
September 1989 |
ISBN |
0-85112-328-7 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x121mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£4.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Printer Portuguesa, Portugal |
|

|
Title
|
Horse Tails |
Author |
Valerie Porter |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
October 1989 |
ISBN |
0-85112-382-1 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x123mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£5.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Printer Portuguesa, Portugal |
|

|
Title
|
Step-By-Step DIY |
Editor |
Keith Faulkner |
Date
|
August 1990 |
ISBN |
0-85112-929-3 |
Format
|
Paperback 250x251mm
|
Pages |
N/A |
Price New |
£9.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Superlatives Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho S.p.a. |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Beards and Moustaches |
Authors |
Leslie Dunkling and John Foley |
Editor |
Beatrice Frei |
Date
|
September 1990 |
ISBN |
0-85112-906-4 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x121mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£7.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Money |
Authors |
Leslie Dunkling & Adrian Room |
Editor |
Beatrice Frei |
Date
|
October 1990 |
ISBN |
0-85112-399-6 |
Format
|
Paperback 235x170mm
|
Pages |
191 |
Price New |
£6.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath, Avon |
|

|
Title
|
The Changing World of Weather |
Author |
Clive Carpenter |
Editor |
Beatrice Frei |
Date
|
June 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-914-5 |
Format
|
Hardback 267x200mm
|
Pages |
191 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Imago, Hong Kong |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Marriage |
Author |
Valerie Porter |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
June 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-943-9 |
Format
|
Paperback 235x170mm
|
Pages |
160 |
Price New |
£8.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath, Avon |
|

|
Title
|
The Illustrated Cat's Life |
Authors |
Warren Eckstein and Fay Eckstein |
Date
|
August 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-983-8 |
Format
|
Hardback 287x223mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printed
|
Hong Kong |
|

|
Title
|
Cat Calls |
Author |
Janice Anderson |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
September 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-947-1 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x121mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£6.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness World Data Book |
Editor |
Clive Carpenter |
Date
|
October 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-960-9 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x175mm
|
Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Imago, Hong Kong |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Fakes, Frauds & Forgeries |
Author |
Richard Newnham |
Editor |
Honor Head |
Date
|
October 1991 |
ISBN |
0-85112-975-7 |
Format
|
Paperback 235x170mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£12.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Photographer's Pocket Manual (New Edition) |
Author |
John Garrett |
Date
|
May 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-517-4 |
Format
|
Hardback 197x102mm
|
Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho S.p.A. |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness UK Data Book |
Editor |
Clive Carpenter |
Date
|
September 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-522-0 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x175mm
|
Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Imago, Hong Kong |
|

|
Title
|
Guinness World Car Record (in association with Autocar) |
Author |
Ivan Berg |
Date
|
September 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-529-8 |
Format
|
Paperback 235x151mm
|
Pages |
760 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printed
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
Guinness World Car Record (US Edition) |
Author |
Ivan Berg |
Date
|
September 1992 |
ISBN |
0-87938-660-6 |
Format
|
Paperback 235x151mm
|
Pages |
760 |
Price New |
$24.95 |
Publisher
|
Motorbooks International Publishers and Wholesalers, P.O. Box 2, Osceola, WI
54020 |
Printed
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
Guinness Current Car Index (in association with Autocar) |
Author |
Ivan Berg |
Date
|
September 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-575-1 |
Format
|
Paperback 200x140mm
|
Pages |
255 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printed
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Illustrated Dog's Life |
Authors |
Warren Eckstein with Andrea Simon |
Date
|
September 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-589-1 |
Format
|
Hardback 287x223mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, ENZ 6DJ |
Printed
|
Hong Kong |
|

|
Title
|
Glamour in Fashion |
Author |
David Bond |
Editor |
Paola Simoneschi |
Date
|
October 1992 |
ISBN |
0-85112-516-6 |
Format
|
Hardback 280x203mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£19.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho SpA, Milan, Italy |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness World Data Book (2nd Edition) |
Editors |
Clive Carpenter and Tina Persaud |
Date
|
August 1993 |
ISBN |
0-85112-709-6 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x175mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£11.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Printer Portuguesa, Portugal |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness European Data Book |
Editor |
Clive Carpenter |
Date
|
May 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-523-9 |
Format
|
Hardback 216x176mm
|
Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£11.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho SpA, Milan |
|

|
Title
|
Step-By-Step DIY (Updated Edition) |
Editor |
Keith Faulkner |
Date
|
May 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-796-7 |
Format
|
Paperback 250x251mm
|
Pages |
N/A |
Price New |
£12.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho S.p.a., Italy |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Why? |
Authors |
Donald McFarlan and Ian Bishop |
Date
|
July 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-574-3 |
Format
|
Paperback 197x130mm
|
Pages |
159 |
Price New |
£5.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Cox & Wyman |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Espionage |
Author |
Mark Lloyd |
Editor |
Beatrice Frei |
Date
|
August 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-591-3 |
Format
|
Hardback 242x175mm
|
Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
Notes |
We also have a US paperback edition (ISBN: 0-306-80584-7), published by Da Capo
Press, Inc., New York. |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Lasts |
Author |
Christopher Slee |
Date
|
September 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-783-5 |
Format
|
Paperback 250x191mm
|
Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£11.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 6DJ |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
Motoring Shorts |
Author |
Tony Bosworth |
Date
|
October 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-637-5 |
Format
|
Hardback 217x121mm
|
Pages |
128 |
Price New |
£7.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Winners |
Author |
Anne Marshall |
Editor |
Beatrice Frei |
Date
|
October 1994 |
ISBN |
0-85112-791-6 |
Format
|
Hardback 288x205mm
|
Pages |
256 |
Price New |
£16.95 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho Italia S.p.a. |
|

|
Title
|
Top Towns |
Subtitle
|
The Guinness guide to finding the best places to live in the UK |
Authors |
Caralampo Focas, Paul Genty, Peter Murphy |
Editor |
Anne Marshall |
Date
|
June 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-675-8 |
Format
|
Paperback 233x153mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£9.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Oddities |
Author |
Geoff Tibballs |
Editor |
Anne Marshall |
Date
|
August 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-661-8 |
Format
|
Paperback 235x170mm
|
Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£12.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of What? |
Author |
Bob Jackson |
Editor |
Beatrice Frei |
Date
|
September 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-684-7 |
Format
|
Paperback 197x130mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£7.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
Cox & Wyman Limited |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Ireland |
Editors |
Bernard Loughlin and Colm Tóibín id |
Date
|
September 1995 |
ISBN |
0-85112-597-2 |
Format
|
Hardback 266x195mm
|
Pages |
192 |
Price New |
£14.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
New Interlitho Italia SpA, Italy |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Chess Grandmasters |
Author |
William Hartston |
Editor |
Beatrice Frei |
Date
|
August 1996 |
ISBN |
0-85112-554-9 |
Format
|
Paperback 235x170mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£12.99 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 33 London Road, Enfield, Middlesex |
Printer
|
The Bath Press, Bath |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Crime |
Author |
Brian Bailey |
Editor |
Caroline Chapman |
Date
|
October 1997 |
ISBN |
0-85112-559-X |
Format
|
Hardback 267x195mm
|
Pages |
224 |
Price New |
£16.00 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd, 338 Euston Road, London, NW1 3BD. |
Printer
|
The Bath Press |
|

|
Title
|
The Guinness Book of Amazing Nature |
Editor |
Elizabeth Wyse |
Date
|
September 1998 |
ISBN |
0-85112-069-5 |
Format
|
Hardback 305x227mm
|
Pages |
240 |
Price New |
£20.00 |
Publisher
|
Guinness Publishing Ltd |
|
|