Guinness Record Book Collecting

Welcome to the Guinness Book of Records collectors' web-site - the superlative guide to collecting the Guinness Book of Records, Guinness World Records and other records-related publications and ephemera.

Our site now contains full details of all U.K. editions, most U.S. editions, some of the first editions in other languages, and a large number of special editions produced for private distribution. A history of the wonderful Guinness Doctors' Books is also available, and we have sections dedicated to the Guinness Facts & Feats, The Records, Fact Book and Hit Singles and Albums spin-off series. Other sections, such as Food & Drink, Film & TV and Pick & Mix have been added to help collectors of more than just the main records series.

You may have stumbled across our site and wondered why anyone would want to collect books of this nature. In our opinion, the answer is very simple: the books were compiled with an attention to detail that is hard to beat; the compilers had a sense of humour, and an understanding of people's interests; and the books record more than achievements - they represent a record of our recent past.

Please enjoy our web-site, and please enjoy the books - that's why Norris and Ross McWhirter (and all of the other compilers) went to so much trouble and effort in the first place. If you have any additional information or ideas that will add to (or improve) this site, please let us know.

2012-04-29

Another "Turriff" edition (from 1969) has been found.

2012-04-13

A recent find is the RCA Special Gift Edition (Bantam, 1976).

2012-03-31

The 2012 Bantam edition of Guinness World records is now on sale.

2012-03-25

The 2012 catalogue from the Haywire Group contains some interesting Guinness World Records games and puzzles.

2012-03-15

Collectors of other record books will be interested in "Rekorde, Einmaligkeiten, Kuriositäten in der DDR", published in the late 1980s.

2012-02-21

Another private edition has been found: this time a copy of the 1972 edition for B T Glenwood.

2012-02-10

We've added details of a lovely new series of Guinness World Record puzzle books from Carson-Dellosa Publishing.