British Little Guide In Colour


I have nine British Little Guide In Colour books that have no American counterpart. These are available in softcover and a pictorial hardcover, similar to the permabound Golden Guides. All are published by Paul Hamlyn and have 160 pages.

The first book shown is Birds. Published by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. by arrangement with Western Printing Hachette International, Genève. © 1962 by W.P.H.I., Genève. Written by Y. Letouzey and E. Leo. Illustrated by Guy Michel. English translation © 1965 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. Printed in Italy by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Verona.

Fishes was published 1966 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. By arrangement with Western Printing Hachette International Genève. Written by Tony Burnand. Illustrated by Saint Justh and Robert Henry Moyes. © 1965 by W.P.H.I., Genève. English translation © 1966 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. Printed in Italy. (image #2)

House Plants And Cacti. was published by the Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. By arrangement with Western Printing Hachette International, Genève. Written by Henri Rose. Illustrated by Annie Le Faou. © 1966 by Editions des Deux Coqs D'Or, Paris. English translation © 1967 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. Printed in Italy by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Verona. ISBN 0 601 07989 2. This reprint published in 1971. (image #3)

Skiing was published 1969 by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. by arrangement with Editions des Deux Coqs D'Or, Paris. Written by Pierre Lapalme. Illustrations by Francois Vyhnal. Sketches by Maurice Ricaud. Original edition © 1963 by Western Publishing International, Genève. English text © 1969 by Hamlyn. Printed in Italy. This book has photos. But the photographers are not credited. (image #4)

Mammals was published by the Hamlyn Publishing Group. © 1968 by Editions des Deux Coqs D'Or, Paris. Written by Roland Heu. Illustrations by Francois Crozat. English translation © 1969 by Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. Printed in Italy by Arnoldo Mondadori. No mention of Western Publishing. Second printing 1970. (image #5)

Trees was published 1966 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. by arrangement with Western Printing Hachette International Genève. Written by J. Bretaudeau. Illustrated by A. Le Faou. © 1964 by W.P.H.I., Genève. English translation © 1966 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. Printed in Italy. (image #6)

Jazz was published by the Paul Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. Written by Arrigo Polillo. Original edition © 1967 by Mondadori W.P., Milan. English translation © 1969 The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. Printed in Italy by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Verona. This also exists in an Italian version. (image #7)

Caves And Caving was published in 1967 by the Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. Original edition © 1966 by Western Publishing International. English text © 1967 The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. Printed in Italy by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Verona. This also exists in an French and German version. Same cover as the German version. (image #8)

Mushrooms was published in 1967 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. By arrangement with Western Printing Hachette International, Genève. Original edition © 1964 by W.P.H.I. English edition © 1967 by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. Printed by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Verona. This also exists in a German version. Same cover as the German version.

The last book is Wildflowers. Published by Paul Hamlyn Ltd. by arrangement with Golden Press, Inc. © 1963 W.P.H.I., Genève. English translation © 1965 Paul Hamlyn Ltd. Printed in Italy by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Verona.

Below are links to the books that do match up with the American Golden Press versions. These titles are also featured on the respective Golden Guide page. (accessed from the checklist)


Birds Little Guide Fishes Little Guide House Plants Little Guide Skiing Little Guide Mammals Little Guide Trees Little Guide Jazz Little Guide Caving Little Guide Mushrooms Little Guide Wildflowers Little Guide