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Places & peoples: general & pictorial works
Paperback. Explore the historic neighborhoods and buildings of this treasured Southern city The Southern tradition of beautiful architecture is epitomized in Savannah, Georgia, a city beloved for its historic buildings and cultural landmarks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471155683
- ISBN
- 9780471155683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.54
€ 37.54
Paperback. In the years before Indian Independence in 1947, the Nagas of Northeast India came to exemplify an exotic society. This title offers an examination of how the notion of tribes came to be applied to the Nagas"is linked to its subsequent importance in the development of contemporary Naga nationalism. Num Pages: 396 pages, 760 illustrations, 310 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1870.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970294
- ISBN
- 9780500970294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Features thirty-six villages from all over Tuscany from those clustered around the great cities of Lucca and Florence, which produce some of the finest olive oil and are home to some of the world's greatest works of art, to the Chianti region and the valley of the Orcia, devoted to the cultivation of aromatic herbs. Series: The Most Beautiful.. Num Pages: 216 pages, 287 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500289976
- ISBN
- 9780500289976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Provence is a land apart, a territory of outstanding beauty and distinction that has fascinated outsiders since earliest times. This title features photographs and accounts of the most beautiful villages of Provence such as Vaucluse and the Bouches-du-Rhone and more. Series: The Most Beautiful.. Num Pages: 216 pages, 304 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500289969
- ISBN
- 9780500289969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Hardback. From the green, terracotta and ochre of the Ionian Islands in the west, to the brilliant blue and white of the Aegean, the villages of Greece and its islands present a picture of incomparable beauty. This title presents a picture of a village culture largely lost to other countries of Europe, but loved by many visitors each year. Series: The Most Beautiful.. Num Pages: 216 pages, 285 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500515747
- ISBN
- 9780500515747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
The Making of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: A Devil, Two Riv...
Moyer, Teresa S., Shackel, Paul A.
Paperback. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the national park. This work tells the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration. Series: American Association for State & Local History. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; 1KBBFW; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759110663
- ISBN
- 9780759110663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. Smashing through the Arctic Ocean with the crew of a Russian icebreaker, herding reindeer across the tundra with Lapps and shadowing the Trans-Alaskan pipeline with truckers, the author discovers a complex and ambiguous land belonging both to ancient myth and modern controvery. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099516880
- ISBN
- 9780099516880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. The textile treasure discovered by Loro Piana grows in the waters of Inle Lake in eastern Myanmar: the fibre of the lotus flower. This title includes photographs that takes the reader through the magic hills of the Shan plateau and among lake pile-dwellings, the catching of fish and the cultivation of fruits and vegetables in floating gardens. Num Pages: 148 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; AJC; AKTX; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 288 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857208879
- ISBN
- 9788857208879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 65.28
€ 71.29
€ 65.28
Paperback. The Norfolk coast is beautiful and unique treasure in our sceptred isle. However, over the centuries several of its towns, villages and hamlets have been lost beneath the waves. This book retells the story of lost settlements and includes those that remain and have been changed irrevocably by the silting up of sea channels. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942256
- ISBN
- 9780750942256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WGG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816640140
- ISBN
- 9780816640140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Last Refuge
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955866609
- ISBN
- 9780955866609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Looks at the cultural heritage and the nuclear crisis in Iran. This work explores the history of this pivotal country: the Achaemenians, the Sasanians, the Zoroastrian religion of 2,500 years ago; the Islamic period, the Safavids, and the Revolution which dethroned the Shah and made Iran an Islamic Republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846940767
- ISBN
- 9781846940767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.56
€ 16.99
€ 15.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 88 pages, 40 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 305 x 15. Weight in Grams: 822. 88 pages, 40 colour. Features Martin Parr's images of New Brighton, England, a run-down seaside resort on the Wirral Peninsula, across the River Mersey from Liverpool. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; AJC; WTM. Dimension: 246 x 305 x 15. Weight: 812.
- Publisher
- Dewi Lewis Publishing
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904587798
- ISBN
- 9781904587798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Hardcover. The Docklands have played a central part in Cork's trading history and, is located in the heart of the city. The book is a visual record of the dockers and stevedores who work the wharfs, the business operators, and the sporting clubs, such as the rowers and the American football players, which use the waterways and fields for recreation. Num Pages: 192 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WQP; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 289 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1244 193pp. Keywords: Irish History. A Photographic documentary of the final days of Cork's historic Docklands
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Atrium Cork
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780955226151
- ISBN
- 9780955226151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Hardcover. The Isle of Man is best known as a holiday destination and as the venue of the TT motorcycle races. This book tells the story of the island's evolution, from its geological birth pangs in the Cambrian Period of pre-history, some 500 million years ago, to the Viking raids and settlements of the eighth to thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 544 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1787.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780709081036
- ISBN
- 9780709081036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 65.28
€ 71.29
€ 65.28
Paperback. When a friend told the author that Broadway is 'the world within itself', he started walking up the Great White Way, from Battery Park to Times Square. He encountered pickpockets, dancers, old magicians, part-time messiahs, and a transvestite called Lush Life. This saga is also an extended love letter to a dream of New York now lost. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872298
- ISBN
- 9781784872298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Join photographer Steven Richman as he explores The Great Swamp, a natural area of 7,500 acres in north-central New Jersey, including Lord Stirling Park, the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, and the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center.The Great Swa Num Pages: 112 pages, 274 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 281 x 10. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764328220
- ISBN
- 9780764328220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. This is a guide to France intended for the traveller who wants to get to know French people as individuals, for the negotiating businessman and for students who wishes to discover in-depth aspects of their lives. It looks at what makes up the national character of France. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860460753
- ISBN
- 9781860460753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.22
€ 27.99
€ 21.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 138 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 281 x 16. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McBooks Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590131602
- ISBN
- 9781590131602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.44
€ 43.99
€ 38.44
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367672
- ISBN
- 9780892367672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58