 In 1979, he wrote to Wainwright offering to update the guides, but Wainwright replied that he did not want this done in his lifetime.In 1989, Wainwright agree that Jesty could update the guides, but after his death in 1991, when Jesty had worked on the project for 18 months, the guides were sold to Michael Joseph publishers who were not interested in the updates.Some time later the guides were transferred to Frances Lincoln Publishers and the decision was made to produce new editions, not only of the "Pictorial Guide" but also of several of Wainwright's other walking guides.