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red guide series notes

The Red Guide series titles varied over the years,  and we have listed below those that we know about, with their known period span:

Red Guide Series Titles from to
Ward and Lock's (Late Shaw's) Shilling Illustrated Guide Books 1880 1891
 Ward Lock & Bowdens Illustrated Guide Book and/or Shilling Guides 1891 1896
 Ward Lock & Co Shilling Guides 1897 1916
 Ward Lock & Co's Illustrated Guide Books 1917 1950s

The cover and spine descriptions for these publications and series are also included in the covers and spines page.

Closely related to the Red Guide Series are a number of Tourist Guide Series, including the following:

Tourist Handbook Series Titles from to
 Ward Lock & Co Half Crown Handbooks 1897 1916
 Ward Lock & Co's Tourist Handbooks 1917 1929
 Ward Lock's Continental Handbooks 1933 1950