VERY EARLY WARD LOCK GUIDE LYNTON LYNMOUTH 1909 - RARE!

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 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 1909/10, 7th edition revised.  Details as follows :

Area covered : Lynton and Lynmouth and surrounding parts of North-East Devon and North-West Somerset, including Minehead, Exmoor and "the Land of Lorna Doone".

Contents : 190 pages of text.  70 illustrations.  4 fold-out maps and 2 sktech plans (all present). 90 pages of wonderful old contemporary advertisements.

Overall condition : Very good.

Maps :  Very good.  All four fold-out maps are present and complete, but two are loose and a little scuffed.

Covers : Good, but rather worn and with slight supericial marking. No damage.

Spine : Very good.  Normal wear, but slightly grubby and with some creasing.  Top and bottom edges rubbed. No other damage or markings.

Binding : Very good.

Pages : Mostly very good with normal wear and slight discolouration.

Other :

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