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Travel writing
Across the Continent: Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and the Making of Am...
Edited By Douglas Seefeldt, Jeffrey L. Hantma...
Hardcover. Across the Continent is an examination of Lewis and Clark's expedition. Essays look at the global politics that provided the context for the expedition and at the interest in science that grew from it and justified its undertaking. It considers the legacies of it on Native Americans and the control of the expansion of the American Empire. Editor(s): Seefeldt, Douglas; Hantman, Jeffrey L.; Onuf, Peter S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; JPSL; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923130
- ISBN
- 9780813923130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Paperback. A remarkable nineteenth-century account of Istanbul - which begins with a dazzling description of the city gradually appearing through the fog as the author's ship approaches the harbour - Constantinople expertly combines personal anecdote, breathtaking visual observation and entertaining historical information. Translator(s): Parkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492661
- ISBN
- 9781847492661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Hardcover. As a first-time visitor to London, De Amicis was awestruck by the bustle and magnificence of the Victorian metropolis and wrote a number of sketches in his trademark witty, observational style, which made him one of the best-selling travel writers of his age. First ever translation into English. Translator(s): Parkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493262
- ISBN
- 9781847493262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408864760
- ISBN
- 9781408864760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. For twenty-five years Eduard Fischer returned to the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, enthralled by the unique culture of this ancient Buddhist kingdom, and seeking to catch just a glimpse of the elusive snow leopard. This is the tale of that quest, but also an exploration of myth, art, science, and the sacred space of high mountains. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8pp of colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; HPDF; HRLK; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848191723
- ISBN
- 9781848191723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.78
€ 24.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554884551
- ISBN
- 9781554884551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.15
€ 21.99
€ 20.15
Num Pages: 197 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118710
- ISBN
- 9780813118710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.23
€ 49.23
Paperback. In mid to late March 1913 Edward Thomas took a bicycle ride from Clapham to the Quantock Hills. The poet recorded his journey; In Pursuit of Spring was published in 1914. One of his most important works, it stands as an elegy for a lost world. Thomas photographed much of what he saw. The prints are now published for the very first time. Series: Nature Classics. Num Pages: Photographs included taken by Edward Thomas. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJC; BM; DN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213433
- ISBN
- 9781908213433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.04
€ 19.99
€ 16.04
Hardcover. A critical edition of Edward Thomas' 1903 account of Oxford. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669847
- ISBN
- 9781902669847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 619 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774165603
- ISBN
- 9789774165603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
Paperback. Follows the four roads through France on the pilgrimage to Santiago, which Christian pilgrims have been following since the twelfth century Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930506
- ISBN
- 9781909930506
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
Hardcover. Part memoir, part travelogue, part love letter to the people who live and work on a magical street in Paris. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393242379
- ISBN
- 9780393242379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.85
€ 30.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. The first known account of the New World by a visitor from the Middle East Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 193.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632665
- ISBN
- 9780815632665
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Condition: New
€ 24.13
€ 24.13
Paperback. Captures the essence of Marrakesh: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141195629
- ISBN
- 9780141195629
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from northern Germany through Muscovy to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012547
- ISBN
- 9780674012547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.91
€ 31.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. A delightful memoir of a later-life friendship and what happens when two ladies of a certain age decide to test the maxim: Leap and the net will appear! Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781743316818
- ISBN
- 9781743316818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816656356
- ISBN
- 9780816656356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Forster, E. M. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173367
- ISBN
- 9781590173367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.75
€ 18.99
€ 16.75
Paperback. Originally published in 1872, this work is based on the author's experiences in the town of Oberammergau, Germany, the site of the world-famous Passion Play. She recounts her three-month stay during which time she illustrated 20 of the town's famous homes. Series: NotaBell Books. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532138
- ISBN
- 9781557532138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.56
€ 15.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Bohls, Elizabeth A.; Duncan, Ian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537525
- ISBN
- 9780199537525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16