This very early Ward Lock & Co illustrated travel guide is one of the original editions of the "red" guides published between 1901 and 1910. These were the first of those with the famous "coat of arms" design on the cover and with the 1/- net price at the top of the spine, leading to the guides becoming known as the "shilling" guides. They are full of contemporary photographs, advertisements and fold-out maps.
These guides are increasingly becoming collectors' items. Please see my Ward Lock Red Guides website for more information about the series. I have a large collection of these early guides, but am needing to sell a number because of lack of space to store them.
This particular guide dates from 1907/08. 16th edition. Details as follows :
Area covered : The Isle of Wight, including all the towns and villages own the island.
Contents : 160 pages of text. 6 maps and plans (all present). Over 70 illustrations. 96 pages of wonderful old contemporary advertisements.
Overall condition : Very good, but some wear.
Maps : Excellent. All the maps and plans are present. Very little wear. No markings or damage.
Covers : Normal wear. Slight fading to black design. Crease to front cover which has cracked the inner board. No other markings or damage.
Spine : Normal wear. Faint superficial bumping. Small (2cm) tear at top of cloth, but no loss . No other markings or damage.
Binding : Very good. A previous owner has applied sellotape strengthening strips inside the covers.
Pages : Very good. Normal wear. Slight discolouration, especially at edges. No other markings or damage.
Other : A few tiny pencilled annotations in the margins (could be erased).
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