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Geographical discovery & exploration

Hardback. Series: Hakluyt Society, Extra Series. Num Pages: Includes 20 maps and 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; HBLL; HBTM; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
978
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472453235
ISBN
9781472453235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.12

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper..Artic Travel
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
SKU
KEX0254759
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On each of his three voyages, James Cook kept a log and his reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands. This work features an introduction by Robert Welsch. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897333160
ISBN
9780897333160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. An important contribution to Indian ethnohistory and to the literature of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second Edition, Bicentennial
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289901
ISBN
9780803289901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGR; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628737202
ISBN
9781628737202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.62

paperback. Offers an intimate evocation of the famous of all mountaineering exploits and the old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; BTP; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571219445
ISBN
9780571219445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Hardcover. The most fascinating stories behind quests for the world's lost fortunes are recounted here in this fully-illustrated volume that includes detailed maps, charts, and spine-chilling tales of shipwrecks and battles. 250 photos, 175 in color. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour and b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 19. . Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carlton Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRA0003598
ISBN
9781842220641
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; RGR; RNR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062319630
ISBN
9780062319630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.26

Paperback. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Sir Aurel Stein's books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. Num Pages: 594 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531779
ISBN
9780226531779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: BG; GBC; RGR; WN; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608935789
ISBN
9781608935789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions in the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198733713
ISBN
9780198733713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Fremont's report documents the opening of the West even as it offers a firsthand look at the making of the American myth Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271357
ISBN
9780803271357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553384574
ISBN
9780553384574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.28

Paperback. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Rev Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747577270
ISBN
9780747577270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Hardback. This is a record of the lives, adventures, and discoveries of pioneering American naturalists and conservationists. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGR; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412366
ISBN
9780815412366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.53

Paperback. The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there are some suspicious omissions from Polo's text - no tea, no foot-binding, no mention of Chinese printing, or even of the Great Wall. Did Polo even go to China? Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light scoring on one page, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014764
ISBN
9781905791057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. An engrossing history of the voyages of exploration that ignited curiosity about nature and gave birth to modern science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239515
ISBN
9780393239515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Highly acclaimed, a witty, erudite, and colourful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416596202
ISBN
9781416596202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. The enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband's sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
St Andrew Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715209660
ISBN
9780715209660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper..Artic Travel
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HARPER & BROS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1954
SKU
KEX0254756
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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