VERY EARLY WARD LOCK GUIDE - BOGNOR - 1916 - RARE!

This very early Ward Lock & Co illustrated travel guide is one of the original editions of the "red" guides published between 1910 and 1918.  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 website www.wardlockredguides.co.uk  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 1916/17, 2nd edition revised.  Details as follows :

Area covered : Bognor Regis, Chichester, Selsey, Goodwood, Hayling Island, Littlehampton, Arundel, Amberley, Petworth and surrounding parts of West Sussex.

Contents : 128 pages of text, plus 82 pages of fascinating old advertisements.  4 fold-out maps (all present and undamaged) and over 50 illustrations.

Overall condition : Very good.

Maps :  Excellent. All of the fold-out maps are present and complete.  Just some discolouration.

Covers : Very good, with normal wear and a little fading. Slight superficial mark on front cover where it looks as though a small label has been removed.

Spine :  Very good.  Normal wear.  Some fading and slight creasing.  No damage.

Binding : Excellent.

Pages : Very good.  Normal wear.  Discolouration at edges.

Other : Small pencil inscription inside front cover.

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