A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the Channel Islands, with excursions to Brittany and Normandy

by Reginald J.W. Hammond, Ward Lock & Co (Editor)

PRE-ISBN.

A fully indexed guidebook to the Channel Islands (British Crown dependencies).

70 illustrations.

Maps of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and the French coast.

Plans of St Helier and St Peter Port.

Directory of (aka advertising) Hotels, Boarding Houses, Schools, Estate Agents, and Business Establishments in Great Britain and Ireland.

Genres: Nonfiction

189 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1922

About the author

Reginald James William Hammond, editor of the Ward Lock & Co 'Red Guide' travel series

Reviews

[^ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I very much prefer old guide books to new, simply because there is so very much more written information in them; and the maps and plans are always a delight (though not a replacement for a modern map/plan). By comparison, modern guidebooks tend to contain far more photographs than text.

This particular guide book was especially interesting and fun to use on a trip to Guernsey a few years ago. Because it pre-dates the German invasion of World War 2, it didn't take much to identify and rapidly appreciate the physical changes wrought during that period.

The advertisments are amusing. Almost all hotels draw attention to their 'moderate tariff' unspecified!