VERY EARLY WARD LOCK GUIDE - FALMOUTH - 1914 - 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 1914/15, 6th edition revised.  Details as follows :

Area covered : Falmouth, including the Lizard, Truro, Fowey, Looe, St Austell and surrounding parts of South Cornwall.

Contents : 160 pages of text, plus 92 pages of fascinating old advertisements.  5 fold-out maps (all present), 4 sketch plans and 60 illustrations.

Overall condition : Very good.

Maps :  Very good. All the fold-out maps are present and undamaged, apsrt from small edge tears to three of them (no loss).

Covers : Very good.  Normal wear.  Some fading to titles.  Very slight crease to front cover.

Spine :  Good.  Normal wear.  Some damage to top and bottom edges - scuffing and small tears to cloth.

Binding : Excellent.

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

Other : 

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