Some Web Links that you may find useful:
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The British Library
(publishers are required to supply a copy of all
titles to the BL)
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Butler and Tanner (one of the printers of the early red
guides)
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Cox
& Wyman Ltd
(formerly Wyman & Sons , Ltd., of London,
Fakenham and Reading, one of the printers of the
early red guides)
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C. Tinling & Co., Ltd., Liverpool,
London and Prescot (also a Ward Lock printer,
but so far I have been unable to find any
detailed information on these, and they appear
to be no longer registered companies (at
Companies House)
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The Publishers
Association, with useful book-related
links, as do:
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The Antiquarian
Booksellers’ Association
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International League
of Antiquarian Booksellers
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TopReference.com
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Comprehensive Reference Web Directory
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London Underground Maps
After Beck
-
Virtual Earth
interactive map of Red Guide locations
Other travel
guide series of interest:
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BDKR.com
- site mainly for collectors of pre-1945 Baedeker guides
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Old Guide Books
- site covering some history of old guide books
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Baedeker's Old Guide Books
- another site for collectors of old Baedeker guides
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Baskes.com - the Roger Baskes Collection of
atlases and other books of and about maps
Links to help you find books to buy are shown on the
"finding
guides " page.
If you know of any other link that might be helpful to other
enthusiasts and collectors, please
let us know
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