A 29yearold nepalese woman entered the guinness book of world records today as the first woman in the world to have made two ascents in one season, having reached the peak of the 29,035foot. Between the revised edition and the revised and enlarged bantam special edition of june 1966, the following printings occurred. The brainchild of sir hugh beaver, the book was cofounded by twin brothers norris and. The idea for a book of records begins in the early 1950s when sir hugh beaver 18901967, managing director of the guinness brewery, attends a shooting. The guinness book of records, th edition, norris and ross mcwhirter, guinness superlatives ltd. Guinness book of records norris and ross mcwhirter. Ross norris mcwhirter guinness book of records seller.
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He was also a director of guinness superlatives, publishers of. The idea to use the m35h to try for a spot in the guinness book of world records came from the infiniti europe communications department as a. Modifications to sixtysix pages in the late additions and amendments. The guinness book of records, th edition proof, norris and ross mcwhirter, guinness superlatives ltd. This volvo is in the guinness book of records for traveling over 2 million miles. The form of the word quoted here is in fact the one listed in lsj 1940 and quoted. Provenance i was given this item many years ago by my late father, who was advertising manager of guinness from the late 1960s until he retired in 1976. See more ideas about guinness book, guinness and weird cars. For endurance records, guinness allow a fiveminute break every hour. The book itself holds a world record, as the bestselling ed series of alltime. This sixth us edition has been completely reset and provided. Irv gordon has driven nearly 3 million miles in his 1966. Guinness book of records 1966 norris and ross mcwhirter on. The first ever guinness book of records was published in the summer of 1955, at 198 pages long.
See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Large format light blue hardback stain mark on the edges of the front cover, some marks on the cover, small tear, dents and nicks on the edges of the cover and spine, gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, black lettering to the spine. Between 1967 and 1992, records for a few other subway networks were considered, attempted and appeared in the guinness books. According to miss linda, she is addicted to the romance of getting married. Present in the awarding are a few ultraman, including the latest hero, ultraman ginga and his host, hikaru raido takuya negishi.
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Here are some of the records that have been found there may be others. It even has a section in the back ofthe book hat tells you some stuff about how to get into the guinness book of records. Dec, 2012 according to the guinness book of world records, the version sung by bing crosby is the bestselling single of all time. Gordon, a retired science teacher from patchogue, n. Guinness book of records by ross norris mcwhirter abebooks. Irv drives his car on a daily basis and covers an estimated 140,000160,000 km 85,000100,000 miles. Let our team help engage your audience through unforgettable moments of sheer amazement and wonder, whilst delivering bottomline results. The preface says, eight years have now elapsed and fifteen editions have gone to press in four countries since the guinness book of records was first published in october of 1955. Whilst collectors of pure guinness book of record editions may frown on earlier or. She first married in 1967 at the age of 16, to a 31 year old. The woman with the largest number of offspring born at one time.
Guinness world records is a reference book published annually containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world. According to the guinness book of records, the first wife of the russian peasant feodor vasilyev 1707 1782 gave birth to 69 children. Guinness world records 2000 is printed in a single run of 2,402,000 copies, achieving the record for the largest print run of a casebound book in colour first original programme broadcast in the uk, france and sweden called guinness world records, lemission des records and guinness rekord tv respectively originalbranded productions go on. Some editions have additional minor changes the page number of. Here are 8 crazy guinness world record holders in the sex. Irv gordons 1966 volvo 1800s has already made the guinness book of world records twice. Today the guinness book of world records holds its own record as the bestselling ed book series of all time. It was initially made as a promotional item that guinness gave to bars throughout ireland and the uk who stocked and sold their guinness brew, with 1,000 copies distributed in total. Abc anchor dave ward makes it into guinness book of. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
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