There will be tons of literary rubbish, and good stuff old and new, but few Guidebooks-in some cases not one.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
Of Guidebooks the only one of any value to climbers is Mr. Herman Prior's 'Pedestrian Guide.
"Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England"
W. P. Haskett Smith
"I mean by reading; I have read a great deal I have not only read Byron; I have read histories and Guidebooks.
"Four Meetings"
Henry James