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Edward J. Burrow (8 June 1869, Wellington, Somerset – 19 September 1934, Grey Guides + Burrow
worldcat.org. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Until the 1960s Burrow was the most prolific publishers of local authority official guidebooks in the UK, from booklets covering small
The "Borough" Guide to Clonmel
', Cheltenham: Edward J. Burrow, ca. 1901 (The "Borough" Pocket Guides, 456). {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrow, Edward J. 1869 births 1934 deaths British book publishers (people) British printers British engravers
Edward J. Burrow (8 June 1869, Wellington, Somerset – 19 September 1934, Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
) was a prodigious engraver and founder of Edward J. Burrow and Co., a printing and publishing
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firm.
Beginning in the years before the First World War Burrow published more than 500 travel guides
A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place designed for the use of visitors or tourists". It will usually include information about sights, accommodation, restaurants, transportation, and activities. Maps of varying det ...
in a series titled The "Borough" Pocket Guides (also known as The "Borough" Guides) to various localities of the British Isles and some parts of the Continent. In the 1920s he published a book series titled Burrow's "RAC" Guides, which were issued under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club Touring Department. In the 1930s he issued another series named Burrow's Grey Guides.worldcat.org. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Until the 1960s Burrow was the most prolific publishers of local authority official guidebooks in the UK, from booklets covering small
rural districts
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to large civic handbooks for London metropolitan borough
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s.
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*The "Borough" Guide to Clonmel
', Cheltenham: Edward J. Burrow, ca. 1901 (The "Borough" Pocket Guides, 456). {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrow, Edward J. 1869 births 1934 deaths British book publishers (people) British printers British engravers