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Places & peoples: general & pictorial works

Paperback. The Alhambra, the 'red fort' on its rocky hill above Granada, with its fountained courts and gardens, and intricate decoration, has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. This book examines its history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861974877
ISBN
9781861974877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the Alps, tracing the mountain range's development from a remote, impoverished wilderness to today's tourist playground. This book examines the myths and legends attached to the Alps, as well as their enduring appeal to ideologists, artists and writers. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955245
ISBN
9781904955245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated with Over 500 Fine Art Paintings, Sculpture. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754817741
ISBN
9780754817741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.32

Paperback. Features an international mix of classic first-person accounts of exploration, literary travelogues and works of cultural history, natural science and fiction about the South Pole. Published alongside, "The Arctic: An Anthology", this title also includes contributors from explorers such as Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, and Richard Byrd. Editor(s): Spufford, Francis. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080288
ISBN
9781847080288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Offers accounts of exploration, literary travelogues and works of cultural history, natural science and fiction about the North Pole. Editor(s): Kolbert, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; DQ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080271
ISBN
9781847080271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Hardback. Always picturesque, but often well-kept secrets, this book offers insight into French village life. It takes the reader to forty-four of the country's most treasured locations. It offers an illustrated tour around all twenty-two regions of France, from Provence and the Alps, to Normandy and the Loire. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080201836
ISBN
9782080201836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. Whether you are a tourist or a native New Yorker, you can enjoy this informative walking guide to New York City. The historic tours connect the contemporary city with the snapshots of yesterday, blending social and cultural history with the evolution of different ethnic and cultural communities. Num Pages: 390 pages, 50 illustrations, photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 2591 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814747483
ISBN
9780814747483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in good condition. Some light shelf wear. SEIEWRSTAD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago London
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0042728
ISBN
9781844080472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.44

paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0036131
ISBN
9781844080472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900639385
ISBN
9781900639385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.20

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Atmosphere Publishing
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952185079
ISBN
9780952185079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BM; JFSF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970917
ISBN
9781907970917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Featuring over a hundred evocative images, The Day in Its Color sheds new light on the everyday American landscape from the 1930s through the 1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 149 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199772339
ISBN
9780199772339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

hardcover. Series: Cubebook. Num Pages: 736 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: AGN; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 169 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1658. Very good copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
White Star Italy
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025024
ISBN
9788854400016
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848021259
ISBN
9781848021259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Weaves the tragic and heroic tales of nineteenth-century exploration, and the author's personal observations into a remarkable collage. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240018
ISBN
9780803240018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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