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Travel writing

paperback. One of the greatest 19th-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his descriptions of the flora and fauna of the continent'. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DNF; PD; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445534
ISBN
9780140445534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere The beauty and grandeur of New Zealand has captured the imagination of movie--goers over the past couple of years, and the country is a dream destination for many around the world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471718635
ISBN
9780471718635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. The author has travelled up the Indus to Lahore and to the Khanates of Afghanistan and Central Asia in the 1830s, spying on behalf of the British Government in what was to become known as the Great Game. This title provides an account his travels. Editor(s): Hopkirk, Kathleen. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011710
ISBN
9781906011710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. In an adventure of a lifetime, the author wraps up warm and heads ever north to explore the hostile Arctic winter - the glittering landscape of Scandinavia, the isolated islands of Iceland and Greenland, and the final frontier of Canada and Alaska. In this travelogue, the author takes readers on a journey to the farthest reaches of the globe. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; APT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172011
ISBN
9780552172011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Originally written in Japanese, this book offers an insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979748
ISBN
9780141979748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Follows every step of Robert Louis Stevenson's last years, studying every clue left behind by the Scottish writer and reaching his own conclusion about the most dramatic turn in Stevenson's life: his decision to settle in Samoa, where the climate was poison for his already diseased lungs. Translator(s): Brownjohn, John. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 120 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973741
ISBN
9781907973741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Paperback. An entertaining new book about the trials and tribulations of an English couple trying to scratch a living in the Andalucian countryside in the late '80s. They relate their amusing (and occasional painful) experiences - and those of their pets. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BT; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Survival Books
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KCW0018229
ISBN
9781901130492
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the European buzz of modern-day Constantinople to the Arabic-speaking towns of the south-east, this book investigates mass migration, urbanisation and economics in a country moving swiftly towards a new position on the world stage. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571296583
ISBN
9780571296583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Published for the first time in English, this is an account of Che Guevara's 1952 motorcycle tour of South America by his close friend and travelling companion, Alberto Granado. Translator(s): Alvarez de Toledo, Lucia. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844134267
ISBN
9781844134267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368. 271 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WTLC. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight: 364.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
271
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871446
ISBN
9780907871446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; BGA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Eye Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903070857
ISBN
9781903070857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fulcrum Inc.,US United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555913519
ISBN
9781555913519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. Takes us on an exploration into the different aspects of Japanese society: from public to intimate. This title uncovers the multi-faceted nature of the country and people who are even more extraordinary than they seem. It includes religion, ritual, martial arts, manners, eating, drinking, hot baths, geishas, family, home, and singing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861979674
ISBN
9781861979674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Stevenson, Helen. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; BM; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689802
ISBN
9781846689802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Provides an insight into everything from holiday romance to hotel mini-bars, airports to sight-seeing. This book suggests how we might be happier on our journeys. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970065
ISBN
9780241970065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Looks at cosmopolitan Egypt in the golden years of travel under the last kings. This book features images that include a tourist perched on a camel, a Bugatti at the foot of the pyramids, and high tea served in jasminedraped gardens. Num Pages: 216 pages, 145 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1HBE; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 272 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080301130
ISBN
9782080301130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Rediscovered in Syria in the late 19th century, this account relates the experiences of Reverend Elias al-Musili, a priest of the Chaldean Church and the first known visitor to the Americas from the Middle East. Supported by Spain and the pope, he offers a unique perspective on the New World. Editor(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Translator(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607908
ISBN
9780815607908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531210
ISBN
9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Montgomery, James. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FB; 3F; DQ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479899890
ISBN
9781479899890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.65

Paperback. Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters and photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007460687
ISBN
9780007460687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

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