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Paperback. This new paperback edition of Henry D. Thoreau's compelling account of Cape Cod contains the complete, definitive text of the original. Introduced by American poet and literary critic Robert Pinsky - himself a resident of Cape Cod - this volume contains some of Thoreau's most beautiful writings. Editor(s): Moldenhauer, Joseph J. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118420
- ISBN
- 9780691118420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.15
€ 19.00
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Paperback. In the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth. Editor(s): Hovde, Carl F.; Howarth, William L.; Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118789
- ISBN
- 9780691118789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
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Paperback. First published in 1905, English Hours is one of Henry James' most loved works of travel and a now-classic portrait of England by one of the great masters of 19th century literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854857
- ISBN
- 9781848854857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.67
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€ 13.67
Paperback. In 1935, the author set off from his adopted home, Paris, to revisit his native land, America. This title describes the trip and his return journey on a Dutch steamer. It shows height of his powers. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398860
- ISBN
- 9780141398860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141980546
- ISBN
- 9780141980546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.29
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€ 10.29
Paperback. This is what Eland is always looking out for - a scholar letting his hair down. Frustrated by the limitations of his professional career, Kaufmann chose to express his true understanding and deep affection for the Tuareg in fiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871347
- ISBN
- 9780907871347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage is a classic of mountaineering literature that has inspired thousands of climbers. In it, Buhl records his 1953 solo first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the most incredible climbs ever made. Translator(s): Merrick, Hugh. Num Pages: 448 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; BGS; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Graphics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- New, 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240588
- ISBN
- 9781910240588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
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€ 13.51
Letters of a Dead Man (Ex Horto: Dumbarton Oaks Texts in Garden and La...
Hermann Von Pückler-Muskau
hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BM; HBJD1; HBLL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 267 x 55. Weight in Grams: 3828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780884024118
- ISBN
- 9780884024118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.99€ 52.66
€ 99.99
€ 52.66
Paperback. Connemara Mollie - Holiday reads and travel literature by Hilary Bradt about her riding adventures in western Ireland with Mollie, her equine partner. Covering routes in Counties Galway, Mayo, Kerry and Clare, Bradt recounts encounters with local people, beautiful landscapes, wildlife and rural history, and tragic events along the way. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 160 pages, 8pp colour photos + 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WNGH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204. An Irish Journey on Horseback. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). 160 pages, 8pp colour photos + 1 map. Offers an account of a journey through western Ireland made in 1984, fulfilling a childhood dream of a long-distance ride. This title presents a story that centres on the growing bond between the author and her Connemara pony, Mollie and the many challenges that they face before the tragic conclusion in the mountains of Kerry. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBR; WNGH; WTL. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 13. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841623863
- ISBN
- 9781841623863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.91
€ 18.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. Dervla Murphy travelling in Cuba at the age of 74, Matthew Parris swimming the Thames at 60, and Colin Thubron climbing the last stronghold of the Assassins in his 60s are among the writers recounting their adventures, often defying expectations - and the odds - and going outside their comfort zone to take a less-travelled path in later life. Editor(s): Barclay, Jennifer; Phillips, Adrian. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSP31; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784770273
- ISBN
- 9781784770273
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.12
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€ 19.12
Paperback. Dingle Peggy - Holiday reads and travel literature by Hilary Bradt about further long-distance horseriding travels in Ireland, part memoir and cultural history. This narrative follows the adventures of Bradt and her new pony, Peggy, into Counties Waterford, Tipperary and Limerick, exploring the rural landscapes on an inspiring journey. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 152 pages, 8pp colour, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 183 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841624808
- ISBN
- 9781841624808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.91
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974561
- ISBN
- 9781894974561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. Deals with the 'other Italy', that is the rural Italy, far from the bustle of the cities. This book features eight stories that tell of the land and the people, of the wild landscape of Calabria and its Mafia, of rural festivals, Christmas customs, Italian food, abandoned farms - and of 'Nonno', a grand-father. Num Pages: 216 pages, 130 photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 288 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681437
- ISBN
- 9783936681437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.71
€ 14.99
€ 12.71
Hardcover. Not even the English are keen to explain what England actually is. Holger Ehling takes us on a journey to iconic places, from London to Jarrow, from Stonehenge to the Eden Project, from Shakespeare's Globe to the marvels of Blackpool, pondering along the way about what it is that makes these places so quintessentially English. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973246
- ISBN
- 9781907973246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
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paperback. Starting with the American Indian settlements and the early days when the southern-most tip of Manhattan held little more than a bleak outpost of Dutch fur traders, this title tracks the economic development and journeys north, from the Village's beginnings as a refuge from dreaded summer fevers to the Dominican enclave of Washington Heights. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 126 illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392891
- ISBN
- 9781566392891
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. A useful companion for those travelling to Sicily, this work is part of a series that is a collection of writing, aiming to invest the traveller with a cultural and historical background to Sicily. Editor(s): Horatio, Claire. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871941
- ISBN
- 9780907871941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
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Paperback. From the slums of Cape Town to the palaces of Algiers, to the Gulf of Guinea where the sea blazes with oil flares, across two continents and fourteen countries - this epic journey is nothing to swallows. This work follows the swallows from reed beds in South Africa, where millions roost in February, to a barn in Wales, where a pair nest in May. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: WNCB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526315
- ISBN
- 9780099526315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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€ 12.61
Paperback. Deals with two container ships on their epic voyages across the globe and experiences unforgettable journeys. This book reveals the history and incident, seafarers unfold the stories of their lives, and a portrait of the oceans and their human subjects emerges. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QS; KNGS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526292
- ISBN
- 9780099526292
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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€ 11.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Jarka, Horst; Jarka, Lois. Num Pages: 435 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411401
- ISBN
- 9781572411401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 39.06
€ 53.99
€ 39.06
hardcover. In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 col plates (8pp). BIC Classification: BM; HBJF; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007479436
- ISBN
- 9780007479436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.29
€ 29.99
€ 8.29