British Guinness Book Editions 1955-2006

Edition	Year on Front Cover	Cover		Publication Date	Date of Foreword	ISBN
1		Green		1955	8/55
2		Green		1955 2nd impr.	9/55
3		Green		1955 3rd impr.	9/55
4		Green		1955 4th impr.	11/55
5		Navy Blue		1956 2nd ed.	10/56
6		Blue		1956 2nd ed. 2nd impr.	10/56
7		Red		1958 3rd ed.	10/58
8		Black		1960 4th ed.	10/60
9		Black		1960 4th ed.2nd impr.	03/61
10	1963	Violet		1962 10th ed.	10/62
11	1965	Light Blue		1964 11th ed.	10/64
12	1966	Orange		1956 12th ed.	10/65
13	1967	Maroon		1966 13th ed.	10/66
14	1968	Turquoise		1967 14th ed.	10/67	9-00424-00-1
15	1969	Grey		1968 15th ed.	10/68	9-00424-00-1
16 16	1970 1970	Cerise Red		1969 16th ed. 1969 16th ed. (revised November 1969)	10/69 10/69	9-00424-01-X 9-00424-01-X
17	1971	Design Cover - White		1970 17th ed.	10/70	9-00424-02-8
18	1972	Design Cover - Brown		1971 18th ed.	10/71	9-00424-04-4
19	1973	Design Cover - Blue - Shopfront		1972 19th ed.	10/72	9-00424-06-0
20	1974	Design Cover - Circus		1973 20th ed.	10/73	9-00424-13-3
21	1975	Design Cover -Bright Green		1974 21st ed.	10/74	9-00424-24-9
22	1976	Design Cover - Silver Grey		1975 22nd ed.	10/75	9-00424-26-5
23	1977	Design Cover - Royal Blue		1976 23rd ed.	10/76	9-00424-37-0
24	1978	Design Cover - Yellow		1977 24th ed.	10/77	9-00424-80-X
25	1979	Design Cover - Green		1978 25th ed.	10/78	9-00424-90-7
26	1980	Design Cover - Red		1979 26th ed.	10/79	9-00424-96-6
27	1981	Design Cover - Navy Blue		1980 27th ed.	10/80	9-00424-98-2
28	1982	Design Cover - Cerise		1981 28th ed.	10/81	8-51122-232-9
29	1983	Design Cover - Brown / Yellow		1982 29th ed.	10/82	8-51122-251-5
30	1984	Design Cover - Sky Blue		1983 30th ed.	10/83	8-51122-260-4
31	1985	Design Cover - Purple / Blue		1984 31st ed.	10/84	8-51122-420-8
32	1986	Design Cover - Blue (Astronaut)		1985 32nd ed.	10/85	8-51122-433-X
33	1987	Design Cover - Black (Space)		1986 33rd ed.	10/86	8-51122-439-9
34	1988	Design Cover - White		1987 34th ed.	10/87	8-51122-868-8
35	1989	Design Cover - Light Grey		1988 35th ed.	10/88	8-51122-878-5
36 36	1990 1990 (Limp)	Design Cover -Dark Grey Design Cover - Darl Grey		1989 36th ed. 1989 Reprint (Limp)	10/89 10/89	8-51122-341-4 8-51122-341-4
37	1991	Design Cover - Grey		1990 37th ed.	10/90	8-51122-374-0
38	1992	Design Cover - Multi		1991 38th ed.	10/91	8-51122-379-1
39	1993	Design Cover - Beige		1992 39th ed.	10/92	8-51122-978-1
40	1994	Design Cover - Black / Yellow		1993 40th ed.	10/93	8-51122-512-3
41	1995	Design Cover - White		1994 41st ed.	-	8-51122-736-3
42	1996	Design Cover - Yellow Blue		1995 42nd ed.	-	8-51122-646-4
43	1997	Black / Silver		1996 43rd ed.	-	8-51122-693-6
44	1998	Purple / Gold lenticular		1997 44th ed.	-	8-51122-044-X
45	1999	Design Cover - Black / Green Star Figure		1998 45th ed.	-	8-51122-070-9
46	2000	Design Cover Silver / Black		1999 46th ed..	-	0-85112-098-9
47	2001	Design Cover Violet / White		2000 47th ed.	-	0-85112-102-0
48	2002	Design Cover Green / Black / Silver		2001 48th ed.	-	0-85112-124-1
49	2003	Design Cover Silver		2002 49th ed.	-	0-85112-147-0
50	2004	Design Cover Blue		2003 50th ed.	-	0-85112-180-2
51	2005	Design Cover Gold		2004 51st ed.	-	0-85112-192-6
52	2006	Design Cover Green		2005 52nd ed.	-	1-904994-04-0