red guide covers and spines chart

from date to date cover above title main cover style cover below title spine top spine base spine title direction dust cover
1880 1886 No standard wording used during this period No standard style used during this period No standard wording used during this period no information no information no information none
1885 1892 WARD & LOCK’s ILLUSTRATED GUIDE Large lettering, with listing of all placenames covered.    No borders Reference to Plates, Maps, Plans and Numerous Engravings no information no information no information none
1892 1903 WARD•LOCK•&•Co'S with double black lines above and below Copperplate script within single black border ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS with double black lines above and below "SHILLING PICTORIAL GUIDES" with two black underlinings LONDON WARD LOCK & CO LTD under two black lines Up none
1903 1911 WARD•LOCK•&•Co'S with dotted black border above and thin single dotted lines above and below Plain with black dotted border rim.  Title in capitals. Arms/shield insignia in centre (usually but not always) ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS with single dotted lines above and below, and dotted squares either side Dotted black line + 1/- circle top WARD LOCK & CO with dotted black line below Up none
1911 1918 WARD•LOCK•&•Co'S with dotted black border above and double black lines below Large circle with 2 vertical bars - one each side 1 cm from border ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS with double black lines above and dotted black border below Dotted black line + 1/- NET (some 1918 editions marked 1/6 NET) with double underlining WARD LOCK & CO.  with dotted black line below Up none
1918 1931 WARD•LOCK•&•Co'S with dotted black border above and double black lines below Large circle with 2 vertical bars - one each side 1 cm from border ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS with double black lines above and dotted black border below Dotted black line with 4 dots in box below (sometimes blank in 1919, and sometimes with only a single dot between 1924 and 1930), with double underlining WARD LOCK & CO. with dotted black line below Up None
1931 1937 WARD•LOCK•&•Co'S with one thick and two thin lines above and below Large boxed map (London guides have icons/landmarks) ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS with one thick and two thin black lines above and below One thick and two thin black horizontal lines WARD LOCK & CO above one thick and two thin black horizontal lines Up None
1937 1940 WARD•LOCK•&•Co'S with one thick and two thin lines above and below Large boxed map (London guides have icons/landmarks) ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS with one thick and two thin black lines above and below One thick and two thin black horizontal lines WARD LOCK above one thick and two thin black horizontal lines Up None
1949 1951 WARD•LOCK'S with one thick and two thin lines above and below Large boxed map  (London guides have icons/landmarks) ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BOOKS with one thick and two thin black lines above and below One thick and two thin black horizontal lines WARD LOCK above one thick and two thin black horizontal lines Down None
1951 1952 WARD•LOCK'S with one thick and two thin lines above and below Large boxed map  (London guides have icons/landmarks) Reference to MAPS AND PLANS with one thick and two thin black lines above and below Blank Small GB map over WARD LOCK.  No lines Down None
1952 mid-1950s WARD LOCK's underlined, and then the title Map in a single lined box Reference to MAPS AND PLANS with one thick and two thin black lines above and below Blank Small GB map over WARD LOCK.  No lines Down Yes
early-1960s mid-1970s Title of Guide in capitals Small boxed map WARD LOCK (near bottom) Blank WARD LOCK at foot Down  Yes