VERY EARLY WARD LOCK GUIDE - MARGATE - 1905 - 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 1905/06.  3rd edition revised.  Details as follows :

Area covered : Margate and North-East Kent, including Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Herne Bay, Whitstable and Canterbury.

Contents : Over 200 pages of text. 6 maps (1 missing). 3 sketch plans.  Over 60 illustrations.  96 pages of wonderful old contemporary advertisements.

Overall condition : Very good.

Maps :  Very good.  One plan (Ramsgate) is missing.   All the other fold-out maps and plans appear to be complete and undamaged.

Covers : Very good.  Normal wear.  Some marking, but no damage. Slight bumping to edges.

Spine : Very good.  Some creasing.  No markings or damage.

Binding : Very good.

Pages : Very good.  Normal wear.  Some discolouration at edges.

Other :

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