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AA Publishing Forum House Priestly Road Basingstoke Hants RG21 2EA, UK
Tel: 01256 491538 www.theaa.co.uk
Guide and map publishers and distributors including the Baedeker guides.
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A & C Black 35 Bedford Row London WC1R 4JH
Tel: 020 7242 0946, UK www.acblack.co.uk postmaster@acblack.co.uk
Publishes the Blue Guides.
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John Bartholomew/ Times 77-85 Fulham Palace Road London W6 8JB, UK
Tel: 020 8741 7070 www.fireandwater.com
Tourist, road, topographic and general maps, atlases and guides.
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B.T.Batsford Ltd 9 Blenheim Court Brewery Rd London N7 9NT, UK
Tel: 020 77007611 btbatsford@crysalisbooks.co.uk
Guides and topographical publications.
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BBC Worldwide 80 Wood Lane London W12 0TT, UK
Tel: 020 8576 2000 www.bbbcworldwide.com
Publishes books mainly related to TV and radio series. Also publishes language learning books and materials.
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BFP Books Focus House 497 Green Lanes London N13 4BP, UK
Tel: 020 8882 3315 www.thebfp.com info@thebfp.com
Publishers of the industry guide, The Freelance Photographer's Market Handbook
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Blackwell Map & Travel Bookshop 50 Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BU, UK
Tel: 01865 792792 www.bookshop.blackwells.co.uk
Excellent selection of books and knowledgeable staff.
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The Booksellers' Association Minster House 272-4 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1W 1BA, UK
Tel: 020 7834 5477 100437.2261@compuserve.com www.booksellers.org.uk
Publishes an annual directory of members detailing information on bookshops nationwide.
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Books Etc. 26 James St Covent Garden London WC2E 8PA, UK
Tel: 020 7379 6947
Central branch of a mainly London-based chain, with good travel sections.
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Bradt Publications Travel Guides 19 High Street Chalfont St Peter Bucks SL9 9QE, UK
Tel: 01494 873478 info@bradt-travelguides.com
Travel guides for the adventurous traveller.
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The British Cartographic Society Hon Membership Secretary JK Atherton 12 Elworthy Drive Wellington Somerset TA21 9AT, UK
Tel: 01823 663 965
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Cadogan Guides West End House 11 Hills Place London W1R 1AG, UK
Tel: 020 7287 6555 cadoganguides@morrispub.co.uk
Travel guide series.
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Century Random House 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA, UK
Tel: 020 7840 8400 www.randomhouse.co.uk
Publishes travel narratives.
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Chatto & Windus Ltd Random House 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA, UK
Tel: 020 7840 8400 www.randomhouse.co.uk
Includes archaeology and travel books.
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Cicerone Press 2 Police Square Milnthorpe Cumbria LA7 7PY, UK
Tel: 01539 562069 www.cicerone.co.uk info@cicerone.demon.co.uk
Outdoor books.
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Columbus Travel Guides Jordan House
47 Brunswick Place
London N1 6EB, UK
Tel: 020 7608 6666 020 7608 6569
Website booksales@columbus-group.co.uk
Publish The World Travel Guide
, the travel agents' bible. Also atlases.
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The Crowood Press The Stable Block Crowood Lane Ramsbury Marlborough Wilts SN8 2HR, UK
Tel: 01672 520320 www.crowood.com enquiries@crowood.com
Mountaineering and climbing books.
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Daunt Books 83 Marylebone High Street London W1M 3DE, UK
Tel: 020 7224 2295 orders@dauntbooks.com
Comprehensive travel bookshop plus much else. Mail order service.
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Department of Defense and Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center Washington, DC 20315 USA
Publishes charts of oceans and coasts of all areas of the world, and pilot charts.
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Footprint Handbooks 6 Riverside Court Lower Bristol Road Bath BA2 3DZ, UK
Tel: 01225 469141 www.footprintbooks.co.uk handbooks@footprint.cix.co.uk
High-quality guidebooks for independent travellers, including the famous South American Handbook.
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Foyles Travel Department Ground Floor 119 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0EB, UK
Tel: 020 7437 5660 sales@foyles.co.uk
Famous English bookshop. Mail order available.
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Fodors 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA
Tel: 020 7840 8400 020 233 6058www.fodors.com
Guidebook publisher. The website can be used to generate itineraries based on destination and budget.
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Frommers 909 3rd Avenue
21st Floor
New York, NY 10022, USA www.frommers.com
Leading publisher of guidebooks. Website features, specialist travel sections and message boards.
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Globe Pequot Press PO Box 480, Guilford CT 06347-0480, USA
Tel: 203 4584582 info@globe-pequot.com www.globe-pequot.com
Good travel-only publisher, especially on USA/Canada.
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The Good Book Guide 24 Seward Street London EC1V 3PB, UK
Tel: 020 7490 0900 www.thegoodbookguide.com enquiries@gbgdirect.com
World-wide mail order service based on Good Book Guide
catalogue.
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Hatchards 187 Piccadilly London W1V 0LE, UK
Tel: 020 7439 9921 www.hatchards.co.uk books@hatchards.co.uk
Classic English bookshop.
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Heffers 20 Trinity Street Cambridge CB2 1TY, UK
Tel: 01223 568400 www.heffers.co.uk enquiries@heffers.co.uk
Very good selection of travel guides and books.
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Hippocrene Books 171 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016, USA
Tel: 718 454 2366 www.hippocrene.com orders@hippocrene.com
Publishers of travel guides, international literature and dictionaries.
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Hodder Headline 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BH
Tel: 020 7873 6000 www.hodder.co.uk
Publish mountaineering and climbing narratives plus Which? travel guides.
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Hydrographic Dept UK Ministry of Defence (Navy) Admiralty Way Taunton Somerset TA1 2DN, UK
Tel: 01823 337900
Publishes a global series of Admiralty Charts and hydrographic publications used by the British Navy. Available from appointed Admiralty Chart Agencies.
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Itchy Feet 4 Bartlett St Bath BA1 2Q2, UK
Tel: 01225 337987 www.itchyfeet
online.com
Good range of guides, maps and gear.
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Insight Guides Geocenter international The Viables Centre Harrow Way Basingstoke Hants RG22 4BJ, UK
Tel: 01256 817987
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Institut Géographique National 107 Rue la Boétie 75008 Paris, France
Tel: 1 43 98 80 00
Publish and sell maps of France and many former French possessions. Mail order also available.
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James Thin Ltd 53-59 South Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1YS, UK
Tel: 0131 5566743 www.jthin.co.uk orders@jthin.co.uk
The largest of a UK bookshop chain with good travel sections.
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Kummerly und Frey Ltd Alpenstrasse 58 3052 Zollekofen Switzerland
Tel: 31 915 2211 www.swissmaps.ch
Publish charts and political, topographic, road and other maps.
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Latitude 34 The Broadway Darkes Lane, Potters Bar Herts EN6 2HW, UK
Tel: 01707 663090 www.latitudemapsandglobes.co.uk enquiries@latitudemaps.demon.co.uk
Map and globe specialist which also produces a mail order catalogue.
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Lonely Planet Publications 10A Spring Place London NW5 3BH, UK
Tel: 020 7428 4800 www.lonelyplanet.com go@lonelyplanet.co.uk
Possibly the world's largest guidebook publisher. Extensive selection of off-beat guidebooks, plus health and food guides. The website allows you to swap tips at "The Thorn Tree'.
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Mapblast website www.mapblast.com
World wide maps and driving directions.
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Map Marketing 92-104 Carnwath Road London SW6 3HW, UK
Tel: 020 7526 2322 www.mapmarketing.com sales@mapmarketing.com
Over 400 laminated maps, framed or unframed, including world maps, country maps and over 300 section maps of the UK.
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Mapquest website www.mapquest.com
Print out maps of most major cities in the world.
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The Map Shop 15 High Street Upton-upon-Severn Worcs WR8 OHJ, UK
Tel: 01684 593146 www.themapshop.co.uk themappshop@btinternet.com
Agent for Ordnance Survey, stocks large-scale maps and guides worldwide. Send for free catalogue by area.
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Mapsworldwide website www.mapsworldwide.co.uk
Cut-price maps.
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Michelin Maps & Guides Edward Hyde Building 38 Clarendon Road Watford WD1 1SX, UK
Tel: 01923 415000 www.michelin.co.uk webinfo@uk.michelin.com
Publish excellent maps and the Red and Green Guides.
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John Murray 50 Albermarle Street London W1S 4BD, UK
Tel: 020 7493 4361 genmark@dial.pipex.com
Publishes the Literary Companion series and excellent travel literature.
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Moon Publications PO Box 3040, Chico CA95927-3040, USA
Tel: 191 634 55473 www.moon.com
Travel handbook publishers, excerpted on their webiste.
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National Geographic Society 1145 17th St, NW Washington DC 20036-4688, USA
Tel: 202 857 7000 www.nationalgeographic.com
Publish maps to accompany National Geographic
magazine. Also sell atlases and globes, magazines and books.
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The National Map Centre 22-24 Caxton Street London SW1H 0QU, UK
Tel: 020 7222 2466 www.mapstore.co.uk info@mapsnmc.com
Main agent for Ordnance Survey maps, and retailers for all major publishers.
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The National Ocean Service NOAA Distribution Branch N/CG33 6501 Lafayette Ave Riverdale Maryland 20737, USA
Tel: 301 436 6990 distribution@noaa.gov
Publishes arial charts of the USA and sells charts of foreign areas published by the Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center.
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Nomad 781 Fulham Road London SW6 5HA, UK
Tel: 020 7736 4000 nomadbooks@yahoo.co.uk
Travel book basement.
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OAG Church Street Dunstable Beds LU5 4HB, UK
Tel: 01582-600111 central@oag.co.uk
Publishes a comprehensive range of guides geared towards the professional travel planner.
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Ordnance Survey Romsey Road, Maybush Southampton SO16 4GU UK
Tel: 02380 792416
Official mapping agency for the UK. The Overseas Surveys Directorate at the same address publishes maps of former and current British possessions.
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Pallas Athene Publications 59 Linden Gardens London W2 4HJ, UK
Tel: 020 7229 2798
Historical and cultural guides to European cities.
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Dick Phillips Whitehall House Nenthead, Alston Cumbria CA9 3PS, UK
Tel: 01434 381440
Specialises in books and maps of Iceland and Faroe.
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George Philip & Son Ltd 2-4 Heron Quay London E14 4JP, UK
Tel: 020 75318400 www.philips-maps.co.uk george.philip@philips-maps.co.uk
Publish a wide range of topographical and thematic maps, atlases and charts.
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Nigel Press Associates Crockham Park Edenbridge Kent TN8 6SR, UK
Tel: 01732 865023 www.npagroup.com info@npagroup.com
Offers free satellite images to bona fide
expeditions. Large archive covers most of the world.
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RAC Publishing RAC House PO Box 100 Bartlett Street South Croydon Surrey CR2 6XW, UK
Tel: 020 8686 0088
Publishers of guides, handbooks and maps for motorists and travellers in the UK and the Continent.
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Rallymaps of West Wellow PO Box 11. Romsey Hampshire S051 8XX, UK
Tel: 01794 515444 www.rallymap.demon.co.uk mike@rallymap.demon.co.uk
Mail order specialists for Ordnance Survey.
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Rand McNally & Co 8255 North Central Park Ave, Skokie Illinois 60076, USA
Tel: 847 329 8100 www.randmcnally.com
Large publisher of maps, atlases, guides and globes.
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Roger Lascelles 47 York Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 0QP, UK
Tel: 020 8847 0935
Guide and map publisher and distributor.
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Rough Guides 1 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ, UK
Tel: 020 7379 3329
email mail@roughguides.co.uk www.roughguides.com
Excellent travel guide series for independent travellers, also specialist in world music guides and CDs.
Website includes 3,500 places and an e-zine of articles and travel tips.
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Royal Geographical Society Publications Dept 1 Kensington Gore London SW7 2AR, UK
Tel: 020 7589 5466 maps@rgs.org
Sells maps from the Geographical Journal
, also maps published separately by the Society.
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Stanfords 12-14 Long Acre London WC2 9LP, UK
Tel: 020 7836 1321 sales@stanfords.co.uk
The largest map seller in the world, stocking a wide range of maps, guides, globes, charts and atlases. Also in Bristol.
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Thames and Hudson 181a High Holborn London WC1V 7QX, UK
Tel: 020 7845 5000 www.thameshudson.co.uk
Publisher of high-quality illustrated books on world cultures, usually of academic standard, with lavish photographs.
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Time Out Universal House 251 Tottenham Court Road London W1P OAB
Tel: 020 7813 3000 020 7813 6001www.timeout.com
London-based listings magazine with growing list of international guidebooks. Website is updated monthly
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Trailfinders Travel Centre 194 Kensington High St London W8 7RG, UK
Tel: 020 7938 3999
Stocks guides and maps as well as travel equipment.
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The Travel Bookshop 13 Blenheim Crescent London W11 2EE
Tel: 020 7229 5260 www.thetravelbookshop.co.uk post@thetravelbookshop.co.uk
Long-established and dedicated travel bookshop. Provides a "complete literary package' for the traveller, including regional guides, histories, cookery books, relevant fiction and so on. Also stocks old and new maps and topographical prints.
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Ulysses Travel Publications 4176 St. Denis Montréal Quebec H2W 2M5 Canada
Tel: 514 843 9882 info@ulysses.ca www.ulyssesguides.com
Guidebooks for independent travellers. Bookstores in Montréal and Toronto.
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US Department of the Interior Geological Survey Earth Science Information Center (ESIC) 507 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA
Tel: 703 648 5577 www.usgs.gov
Information about maps and related data for US.
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Vacation Work Publications 9 Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HJ, UK
Tel: 01865 241 978 www.vacationwork.co.uk
Publishers of books for budget travellers and for anyone wanting to work or study abroad.
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Waterstones 82 Gower Street London WC1E 6EQ, UK
Tel: 020 7636 1577 www.waterstones.co.uk enquiries@gowerst.waterstones.co.uk
Has a good travel section in the basement. Branches throughout the UK.
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Wilderness Press 2440 Bancroft Way Berkeley CA 94704, USA
Tel: 415 843 8080
Natural history, adventure travel guides and maps of North America.
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YHA Bookshops 14 Southampton Street London WC2E 7HY, UK
Tel: 020 7836 8541 www.yhaadventure.co.uk
Books, maps, guides and gear for backpackers, hostellers, adventure sportsmen and budget travellers.
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Amazon www.amazon.co.uk
Pioneering website with huge range of books on all subjects.
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The internet bookshop www.bookshop.co.uk
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Alphabet Street www.alphabetstreet.infront.co.uk
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