Places & peoples: general & pictorial works
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Places & peoples: general & pictorial works
Paperback. Offers an account of an Englishman's life abroad. This book describes among other curiosities, a school for noses in Haute Provence, the mysterious death of an oversexed butcher, the quest for the finest bouillabaisse and an assortment of the characters who lie in wait in bars and on boules courts. Num Pages: 256 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140242669
- ISBN
- 9780140242669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Explores playful crowds and the pursuit of pleasure in the twentieth century to offer a transatlantic perspective on changing ideas about leisure, class, and mass culture. This book examines the resorts' different fates as Coney Island has become a shadow of its former self while Blackpool continues to lure visitors and offer attractions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127240
- ISBN
- 9780231127240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.49€ 57.10
€ 73.49
€ 57.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MX Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 126
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907685705
- ISBN
- 9781907685705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.69
€ 33.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. A guided tour of the historic town of Bicester, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries. Series: History Tour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; AJC; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655796
- ISBN
- 9781445655796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.37
€ 17.37
Paperback. Kuki Gallmann's memoir of bringing up a family in Kenya in the 1970s, first with her husband Paulo, and then alone. This book is part elegaic celebration, part tragedy, and part love letter to the spirit of Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141033181
- ISBN
- 9780141033181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Did you know Chinese don't eat soup, they drink it? That their surnames come before their first names? That their good sense is to be found not in their heads but in their hearts? Or that white is their colour of mourning? This title provides a guide to China's sociable and friendly people and their complex and often contradictory society. Translator(s): Tobler, Stefan. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973178
- ISBN
- 9781907973178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
€ 10.99
€ 9.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, c.80 colour photographs. BIC Classification: WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Ness Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906549138
- ISBN
- 9781906549138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sigma Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850589655
- ISBN
- 9781850589655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.66
€ 11.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AJC; KNPR; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887520
- ISBN
- 9781845887520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.48
€ 23.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; AJC; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956703
- ISBN
- 9780750956703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. A wonderful compendium of bizarre and curious stories from Scottish myth and history Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780274096
- ISBN
- 9781780274096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. Chronicles the Omo Valleys fast-vanishing and excruciatingly hard way of life, focusing on the fifteen or so tribes who live there. This book features photographs that portray painted bodies, battles, hunts and childrens games. Num Pages: 464 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 372 x 61. Weight in Grams: 5202.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500543351
- ISBN
- 9780500543351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.60€ 105.37
€ 112.60
€ 105.37
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841147789
- ISBN
- 9781841147789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sanderson Books Limited United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954802431
- ISBN
- 9780954802431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.27
€ 8.27
Paperback. Presents the portrait not only of the city of Bangkok, but also of the dynasty and culture which created it. This work unravels the plots, coups, wars, assassinations, invasions and counter-coups of three hundred years of history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955010521
- ISBN
- 9780955010521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Like Siberia and the Sahara, Patagonia has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity. Its frontiers have stretched beyond the political boundaries of Argentina and Chile to encompass an evocative idea of place. This book is a cultural history of Patagonia, looking at myths and legends it has inspired. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps & 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSH; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955382
- ISBN
- 9781904955382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 215 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347610
- ISBN
- 9780764347610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.26
€ 42.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852171261
- ISBN
- 9781852171261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.54
€ 8.99
€ 8.54
Hardback. Bring Great Britain to life with this beautiful three-dimensional pocket guide, featuring its most famous sites. Num Pages: 30 pages, illustrations (colour), map (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 5AF; WTM; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 161 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781406356236
- ISBN
- 9781406356236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.64
€ 9.99
€ 8.64
Hardcover. Records the author's 1,500 km journey in vivid detail Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 pages of colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930391
- ISBN
- 9781909930391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00