The Booklets of Wookey Hole, nr. Wells.

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The Booklets of Wookey Hole,

nr. Wells.

WHB 10Ref. No. : WHB 10Title : Wookey Hole The Cave & Its Story Author : Alan BellIllustrator : John Hassall Date : 1928Cover : buff card, brown text and light red-brown silhouette of

Witch of Wookey, all inside brown border frameText : 46pp including 8 full page illustrations + 4 page leaflet,

inserted as last four pages, 'Wookey Hole - Information',outling facilities available on the premises and visitorcomments.

Text & Illustration colour : BrownPublisher : G.W. Hodgkinson, Wookey Hole, SomersetPrinter : E.W. Savory, BristolSize : 12.4 x 19cmNOTES: The 4 page leaflet states ' ... it is only last year (1927) ... '

This implies that it was published during 1928, a dateconfirmed in MSS in compiler's collection (27-7-1928).

Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No. 93

WHB 20A (WHB 20B similar)

Ref. No. : WHB 20ATitle : Wookey Hole Cave ... A Legend of the Past Date : [1946]Cover : Paper cover : front : green and purple design with 'Witch'

stalagmite and genii appearing from River Axe; back cover :publisher and printer imprints.

Text & Illustration colour : Text black on green or whitebackground; photographs monochrom; map on last page

Publisher : Copyright G.W. HodgkinsonPrinter : Clare, Son & Co., Ltd., Wells, SomersetSize : 13 x 19.3cmBinding : Saddle stiched - 2 staplesNOTES: Balcombe's 1946, Whitsun, dives mentioned. Cover price

1/-

Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No. 924 similar

Ref. No. : WHB 20AA Title : Wookey Hole Cave ... A Legend of the PastDate : [1946]Cover : Thin card cover : front : green and purple design with

'Witch' stalagmite and genii appearing from River Axe; backcover : publisher and printer imprints.

Text & Illustration colour : Text black on green or whitebackground; photographs monochrom; map on last page

Publisher : Copyright G.W. HodgkinsonPrinter : Clare, Son & Co., Ltd., Wells, SomersetSize : 13 x 19.3cmBinding : Saddle stiched - 2 staplesNOTES: Balcombe's 1946, Whitsun, dives mentioned. Cover price

1/-

Ref. No. : WHB 20BNOTES: As WHB 20AA but 6d price sticker placed over 'Price

One Shilling' on front cover. Two copies have been seen, onelabel printed in blue and the second copy had a label printedin black and double struck.

Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No. 924 similar

WHB 25 and 26

WHB 25 and 26 - title detail

Ref. No. : WHB 25Title : Wookey Hole Cave Date : c.1933Cover : Colour photo of The Witch of Wookey painting by Hassall;

printing in blackText & Illustration colour : 7 pp, black and white textPrinter : Clare, Son & Co., Wells, SomersetSize : 12.3 x 18.5 cmNOTES: Charon's Chamber which was discovered in 1934 is not

mentioned. No date later than 1914 [archaeological digging] Itis pre WHB26.

Ref. No. : WHB 26Title : Wookey Hole CaveDate : [1934]Cover : Colour photo of The Witch of Wookey painting by Hassall;

printing in blackText & Illustration colour : 7 pp, black and white textPrinter : Clare, Son & Co., Wells, SomersetSize : 12.3 x 18.5 cm

Wookey Hole Ephemera Catalogue - BOOKLETS

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NOTES: Charon's Chamber which was discovered in 1934. Latestdate found in text, May 1933. Both indicate that the publica-tion date for the booklet is 1934. JP

WHB 28 vss

Ref. No. : WHB 28Title : Wookey Hole Caves Wells - - Somerset Sixteen Exclusive

Camera Studies Price One Shilling Date : 1944mssCover : Colour photo. of The River Axe in the Cave; painting by

Hassall; blue printingText & Illustration colour : brownPrinter : Photochrom Ltd, Tunbridge WellsSize : 15 x 23cmNOTES: Seventh Chamber mentioned on last page of text, 8th

Chamber discovered 1947

WHB 30

Ref. No. : WHB 30Title : Wookey Hole Caves Wells - - Somerset Thirteen Exclusive

Camera Studies Price Two Shillings Date : [1947]Cover : Colour photo. of New Grotto; painting by HassallText & Illustration colour : brownPrinter : Photochrom Ltd, Tunbridge WellsSize : 14.5 x 22.3cmNOTES: Seventh Chamber mentioned on last page of text, 8th

Chamber discovered 1947Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No. ??? JP

WHB 40

Ref. No. : WHB 40Title : Wookey Hole Caves Wells - - Somerset Thirteen Exclusive

Camera Studies Price One Shilling & Sixpence Date : [between 1950 & 1955]Cover : Colour photo. of Escape of the River Axe; painting by

Hassall; blue printingText & Illustration colour : brownPrinter : Photochrom Ltd, Tunbridge WellsSize : 14.5 x 22.3cmNOTES: Eleventh Chamber mentioned on last page of text, 8th

Chamber discovered 1947Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No. 888

WHB 48

Ref No. : WHB 48Title : Wookey Hole Cave Date : c.1936Cover : Colour photo of The Witch of Wookey painting by Hassall;

blue printingText & Illustration colour : 8pp ; black printing, black and white

photographs. No price on cover.Printer : Ed J. Burrow, CheltenhamSize : 12 x 17.8cmNOTES: 5th and 6th Chambers dived on 17th August 1935. Imprint

at foot of rear cover = NS4541HNRef: Men Bib Pt II, No.886b (?)


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WHB 50

Ref No. : WHB 50Title : Wookey Hole Caves Wells, Somerset Price ThreepenceDate : [1936]Cover : Colour photo of The Witch of Wookey painting by Hassall;

blue printingText & Illustration colour : 12 pp ; black printing, black and white

photographs + 4 Hassall painting reproduced in colour. Priceon cover sans serif CAPS.

Printer : E. Goodman & Son, Ltd., Taunton Size : 12 x 17.8cmNOTES: Seventh Chamber mentioned; price of 3d. implies pre-2nd

WW publication dateRef: Men Bib Pt II, No.887 (?)

WHB 50 & 51 [variation - see text]

Ref. No.: WHB 51Title : Wookey Hole Caves Wells Somerset Price ThreepenceDate : c.1937Cover : Colour photo of The Witch of Wookey painting by Hassall;

blue printing. Price on cover italic sans serif CAPS.Text & Illustration colour : 10 pp ; black printing, black and white

photographsPrinter : Ed J. Burrow, Cheltenham Size : 12 x 17.8cmNOTES: Seventh Chamber mentioned; price of 3d. implies pre-2nd

WW publication dateRef: similar to, but not the same as, Men Bib Pt II, No.886

Ref. No.: WHB 51ATitle : Wookey Hole Caves Wells Somerset Price SixpenceDate : 1945 [7 July mss]Cover : Colour photo of The River Axe in the cave painting by

Hassall; blue printing. Price Sixpence on sticker; sans serifCAPS.

Text & Illustration colour : 10 pp incl covers ; black printing, blackand white photographs

Printer : unknown Size : 12 x 17.8cmNOTES: Seventh Chamber mentioned

WHB 52

Ref. No. : WHB 52Title : Wookey Hole Caves and Witching Water Date : 1936Author : Maxwell FraserText and illustrations colour : 20 pages of text and photographs,

printed black on white paper. In side of rear cover, fold-outmap.

Size : 12 x 18.5cmPrinter : Edward J. Burrow Ltd., CheltenhamNOTES: Divers discover 6th and 7th Chambers, August 1935Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No.331A

WHB 54

Ref. No. : WHB 54Title : Wookey Hole Caves Wells, Somerset Date : c.1947Price : SixpenceText and illustration colour : 10 pages of text and illustrations, blue

on inside end covers and black on white paper.Size : 12 x 18.5cmPrinter : ??NOTES : Mention of 7th Chamber. Purchase price suggests a date

of c.1947


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WHB 60

Ref. No. : WHB 60Title : Wookey Hole Caves // The Witch of Wookey // Sixteen

exclusive camera studies Date : [1935]Cover : Buff card, black printing including line drawing of 'Witch'.Text and Illustration colour : 2 pages of text; black text on white;

photographs - sepia.Size : 15.2 x 23.5cmPrinter : Imprint at foot of rear cover : Exclusive Copyright Publica-

tion Photochrom Co. Ltd., Royal Tunbridge Wells, KentNOTES: Mentions discovery of Charon's Chamber, January 1934

(8th photo shows exploration party). No mention of cavediving activity. Photographs taken by Photochrom Ltd.,Tunbridge Wells - who also published the contemporarypicture postcards.

Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No.885

WHB 62

Ref. No. : WHB 62Title : Wookey Hole Caves // The Witch of Wookey // Sixteen

exclusive camera studies Hand Coloured de Luxe Date : [1935]Cover : Buff card, black and red printing including line drawing of

'Witch'.Text and Illustration colour : 2 pages of text; black text on white;

photographs - hand coloured on sepia photographs.NOTE: All other details as WHB 60Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No.885B

HB 70ARef. No. : WHB 70A Title : Wookey Hole Caves Wells, Somerset // Sixteen exclusive

camera studies.// Price : One Shilling Date : c.1936Cover : Buff card, black printing, oval hole through cover revealing

first photographText and Illustration colour : 2 pages of text, black text on white,

photographs - sepiaSize : 15.5 x 23.5cmPages : 16 single sided + 2 textPrinter : [Photochrom Co., Ltd., Tunbridge Wells.NOTES: Divers recorded as having discovered the 7th chamber

(1935).Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No.885C (?)

Ref. No. : WHB 70BTitle : Wookey Hole Caves Wells, Somerset '' Sixteen exclusive

camera studies // Price Two Shillings NOTES: As WHB 70A but with white price sticker with blue print-

ing (37mm long) over original 'Price : One Shilling'

Ref. No. : WHB 70CTitle : Wookey Hole Caves Wells, Somerset '' Sixteen exclusive

camera studies // Price Two ShillingsNOTES: As WHB 70A but with white price sticker with blue print-

ing (40mm long) over original 'Price : One Shilling'

WHB 75Ref. No. : WHB 75Title : Wookey Hole // Caves // Sixteen exclusive camera studies.//

Hand Coloured de Luxe Date : 1935Cover : Buff card, green printing, oval hole through cover revealing

first photographText and Illustration colour : 2 pages of text, black text on white,

photographs - hand coloured


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Size : 15.5 x 23.5cmPrinter's Imprint (foot of outside back cover) Exclusive Copyright

Publication by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., Tunbridge Wells.]NOTES: Discovery of Charon's Chamber.Ref : Men Bib Pt II, No.885A (?)

WHB75 - imprint

WHB 80 and WHB 81

WHB 80A and WHB 80B - enlargement of imprint on outside rear cover

Ref. No. : WHB 80ATitle : Wookey Hole The cave of mystery and history Author : G.W. HodgkinsonDate : [1959]Cover : black printing on yellow elliptical blocks, the upper bearing

the booklet title ; the lower, cavemen emerging from caveentrance. Background photograph of Witch of Wookey inblack and white. Rear cover photo of Diving Expedition,c.1955

Text and Illustration colour : Black on white; illustrated withdrawings of cavemen at Wookey Hole. Survey of cave on[p.9].

Size: 12 x 17cmPublisher: G.W. Hodgkinson, Wookey Hole, Somerset. [1st edition]Printer: West Advertising Ltd., BathNOTES: Thirteenth Chamber discovered in 1958, shown on survey

[p.9]

Ref. No. : WHB 80BTitle : Wookey Hole The cave of mystery and historyAuthor : W.G. Hodgkinson [error, author initials transposed]Date : [1959]Publisher: G.W. Hodgkinson, Wookey Hole, Somerset. [1st edition]Otherwise identical to WHB 80

WHB 90A , WHB 90B and WHB 92

Ref. No. : WHB 90ATitle : Wookey Hole The cave of mystery and history [2nd edition]

Author : G.W. HodgkinsonDate : c.1962Cover : Colour photo of the Witch of Wookey; blue bar across

bottom with white printingText : Text & Illustration colour : black on whitePrinter : West Advertising Agency Ltd., BathSize : 12 x 17.1cmNOTES: Thirteenth Chamber shown on survey [p.9]; Fifthteenth

mentioned in text [p.11].

WHB 90A, B and C - three different printings of the 2nd edition

- part of imprint on outside rear cover

Ref. No. : WHB 90BTitle : Wookey Hole The cave of mystery and history [2nd edition]

Author : [the late] G.W. HodgkinsonDate : c.1963Different printing following death of Gerald Hodgkinson - see illus,

otherwise identical text and photos as WHB 90A. Purchasedate marked on compiler's copy.

Ref. No. : WHB 90CTitle : Wookey Hole The cave of mystery and history [2nd edition]Date : c.1963*Different printing - see illus, otherwise identical text and photos as

WHB 90B

Ref. No. : WHB 92Title : Wookey Hole The cave of mystery and history [3rd edition]Date : c.1964Different edition but no apparent text difference, same as WHB 90A

and WHB 90B


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WHB 100

Ref. No. : WHB 100Title : Wookey Hole The cave of mystery and history Date : 1969Cover : Colour photo of the Witch of Wookey (in purple-black

silhouette) blue bar across bottom with white printingText : Text & Illustration colour : black on whitePrinter : East Yorkshire Printers Ltd.Size : 12 x 17.1cmNOTES: Nineteenth Chamber shown on survey (inside front cover)

and mentioned in text on [p.11].

WHB 110A and WHB 110B

Ref. No. : WHB 110ATitle : The Story of Wookey Hole Author : Edmund J. MasonDate : 1963, 1st editionCover : black and white photo inside oval frame; black text on lilac

backgroundText & Illustration colour : black and whitePublisher : Mrs. G.W. HodgkinsonPrinter : West Advertising Ltd., BathSize : 14.5 x 23cmNOTES: Centre spread survey indicating 13th chamberRef : Men Bib Pt II, No.497

Ref. No. : WHB 110BTitle : The Story of Wookey Hole Author : Edmund J. MasonDate : 1966, 2nd editionPrinter : West Advertising Ltd., BristolNOTES: All other details as WH110A

WHB 110C

Ref. No. : WHB 110C Title : The Story of Wookey HoleAuthor : Edmund J. MasonDate : 1970, 3rd editionCover : Colour photo; white printing on light brown bar at topPublisher : Mrs. G.W. HodgkinsonPrinter : East Yorkshire Printers Ltd., Driffield, YorkshireSize : 14.5 x 22.8cmNOTES: centre spread survey of cave including Wookey Twenty

drawn by Hanwell

WHB 120A

Ref. No. : WHB 120A Title : Wookey HoleAuthor : E.V. GatacreIllustrator : Robert CrowtherDate : 1975Pages: 32ppCover : Colour photo. and white printing on dark brown

background.Printer : Harrison & Sons (Hayes) Ltd., Hays, Middlesex.Size : 15 x 22.8cm


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WHB 120BRef. No. : WHB 120B Title : Wookey Hole Author : E.V. Gatacre and Diana WinsorIllustrator : Robert CrowtherDate : 1977Cover : list of amenities in various fonts and colours - all inside

decorative framePages : 32ppPublisher : Wookey Hole Caves Ltd.Printer : Waterlow (Dunstable) Ltd.Size : 15 x 22.8cm

WHB 120C

Ref. No. : WHB 120C Title : Wookey HoleDate : 1980Pages : 36ppNOTES: All other details as WH120B except list of amenities on

front cover includes Caves Museum and Water-wheel

Ref. No. : WHB 130 Title : Wookey Hole CavessAuthor : Olive HodgkinsonDate : c.1971Cover : colour photo of Witch of Wookey; white printing on photo

backgroundPrinter : Photo Precision Ltd, St. Ives (Huntingdon)Size : 17.7 x 23.3cmNOTES: Survey of the cave including Wookey Twenty on inside

rear cover.

WHB 130

WHB 140Ref. No. : WHB 140 Title : Wookey Hole The Caves & MillDate : 1986Cover : colour photo with white printing on photo backgroundPrinter : Hunterprint (imprint on page 37)Size : 21 x 27cmPages : 40pp + inside coversNOTES: Date 1986/7 on page 39. Rob Parker's 1985 dive

mentioned, p.13. Map on inside front cover.

WHB 142

Ref. No. : WHB 142Title : Wookey Hole The Caves & Mill Date : c.1987Cover : colour photo with white printing on photo backgroundPrinter : Hunterprint (imprint on page 37)Size : 21 x 27cmPages : 40ppNOTES: Cover text layout modified to sans serif characters. There

are other differencesa - cover photo as WHB 140 but cover title style as WHB 150


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b - there are two variants : TYPE A - inside back cover - advertisment for TheTussauds Goup [cave owners] TYPE B - inside back cover blank [probably as a result of being sold by Tussauds to Peter Haines]c - Rob Parker's 1985 dive mentioned, p.13d - both variants dated 1986/7 on p.39

WHB 150 - WHB 152 inclusive

Ref. No. : WHB 150 Title : Wookey Hole The Caves & MillDate : c.1990 [purchased c.1991]Cover : colour photo with white printing on photo backgroundPrinter : Cradley Holdings plc (imprint on page 37)Size : 21 x 27cmPages : 40 + inside front cover.NOTES: Text and photographic layout same as WHB 140 but for:

a - Redrawn map on inside front coverb - pages 30-33 which are entitled 'Magical Mirror Maze'. c - inside back cover blank.. d - date 1986/7 on page 39. e - Rob Parker's 1985 dive mentioned, p.13

Ref. No. : WHB 152 Title : Wookey Hole The Caves & MillDate : 1995 [purchased 1996]All other details as WHB 150 except date on page 39 = 1995/96.

Ref. No. : WHB 160 Title : Wookey Hole Showcaves Souvenir Guide BookDate : 1998Cover : colour photo with white printing on photo backgroundPrinter : Cradley Holdings plc (imprint on page 37)Size : 21 x 27cmPages : 32 + inside front cover.NOTES: Text and photographic layout similar to WHB 150

rearranged deleting references to fairground exhibits. Insideback cover blank.. Date 1998/9 on page 31. Rob Parker's1985 dive mentioned, p.13

WHB 160 and WHB 161

Ref. No. : WHB 161 Title : Wookey Hole Showcaves Souvenir Guide BookDate : 2000Cover : colour photo with white printing on photo backgroundPrinter : Cradley Holdings plc (imprint on page 31)Size : 21 x 27cmPages : 32 + inside front cover.NOTES: Text and photographic layout the same as WHB 160

except for date on p.31: 2000/2001

WHB162

Ref. No. : WHB 162 Title : Wookey Hole Caves Souvenir Guide BookDate : 2002Cover : colour photo with cream printing on photo backgroundPrinter : Cradley Holdings plc (imprint on page 31)Size : 21 x 27cmPages : 32 + inside front cover.NOTES: Text and photographic layout the same as WHB 160

except for date on p.31: 2002/2003

WHB 163Ref. No. : WHB 163 Title : Wookey Hole Caves Souvenir Guide BookDate : 2005Cover : colour photo with cream printing on photo backgroundPrinter : unknownSize : 21 x 27cmPages : 32 + inside front and rear cover.NOTES: Text and photographic layout similar to earlier editions but

with the addition of sections relating to weddings and birthdayparties on p.32. No date or imprint but booklet purchased inNovember 2005.


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