Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. This is an account of how the author answered an advertisement for a "wife" to spend a year on a tropical island with a writer, and subsequently found herself alone on a remote desert island with a "husband" she hardly knew. Num Pages: 412 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552146814
- ISBN
- 9780552146814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Using both her personal experiences and the lessons of French history and culture, the author examines every aspect of French life - from sex and adultery to money, happiness, race and politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571308842
- ISBN
- 9780571308842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJ; HBLW; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 306 x 25. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927322406
- ISBN
- 9781927322406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.64
€ 30.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970993
- ISBN
- 9781907970993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Reardon Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Centenary ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873877906
- ISBN
- 9781873877906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.61
€ 52.99
€ 50.61
Hardback. A collection of writings from the early half of the twentieth century that remind us of the many connections between Britain and the Balkans over the centuries - of Tennyson, Disraeli, Lord Fitzmaurice, Aubrey Herbert and Margaret Hasluck. It offers a picture of the Balkans in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Elsie, Robert; Destani, Bejtullah D. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857100
- ISBN
- 9781848857100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 54.65
€ 59.21
€ 54.65
Paperback. In 1983, the author turned 30 and was overwhelmed by the desire to escape the confines of his life in Beijing. With his long hair, jeans and artistic friends, he was under surveillance from his work unit and the police, as Deng Xiaoping clamped down on 'Spiritual Pollution'. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283294
- ISBN
- 9780099283294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085184
- ISBN
- 9781847085184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Max Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906251765
- ISBN
- 9781906251765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 4.58
€ 11.99
€ 4.58
Paperback. The first voyage in In Mischief's Wake gives H.W. Tilman's report of the loss of Mischief. He buys Sea Breeze and makes landfall in Iceland before heading to East Greenland. Forty miles from Scoresby Sound, 'a polite mutiny' forced him to abandon the voyage. The following year, he completes a voyage he considered 'certainly the happiest'. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 1MTNG; BTH; WSSN3; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461369
- ISBN
- 9781909461369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461260
- ISBN
- 9781909461260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.50
€ 16.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461161
- ISBN
- 9781909461161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461147
- ISBN
- 9781909461147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461321
- ISBN
- 9781909461321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
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Paperback. H.W. 'Bill' Tilman travels from Central China, crossing Sinkiang, the Gobi and Takla Makan Deserts, before escaping to a crumbling British Empire with a crossing of the Karakoram to the new nation of Pakistan. China to Chitral is full of understatement and laconic humour, with descriptions of disastrous attempts on unclimbed mountains with Shipton. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 184 pages, Black and white maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1FPC; WSZC; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461345
- ISBN
- 9781909461345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.50
€ 16.99
€ 15.50
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846973505
- ISBN
- 9781846973505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. When Marcia and David Pirie abandoned their careers and sailed off in their home-built ketch Moongazer, They embarked on a journey that took them around the world, and became a way of life for nine years. Travellers on a Trade Wind covers the highlights of the journey. Num Pages: 344 pages, drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; BG; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364712
- ISBN
- 9780850364712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.54
€ 18.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sheridan House Australia Pty Ltd Australia
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 344
- SKU
- 9781574090659
- ISBN
- 9781574090659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.61
€ 11.99
€ 10.61
Paperback. The author was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This book offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241253052
- ISBN
- 9780241253052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Marco Polo's book was one of the best-loved works of the Middle Ages, and has remained popular ever since. This book explains the references in the book, and shows in detail with maps the routes described from Venice to Beijing, from Beijing to Burma, and from Beijing to south-east China. Num Pages: 600 pages, maps. BIC Classification: WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593135
- ISBN
- 9781841593135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves.. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398358
- ISBN
- 9780141398358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.52
€ 5.52
Hardback. Marco Polo voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This translation gives an account of his travels and offers a glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies; the spices and silks of the East; and wild beasts of faraway. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141198774
- ISBN
- 9780141198774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.33
€ 22.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774803922
- ISBN
- 9780774803922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. Climbers who court danger in the world's highest places risk far more than just their own skins. The author recounts climbers' stories of near-death experiences, and gives a voice to the families and loved ones of Chris Bonnington, Ed Viesturs, Anatoli Boukreev and Alex Lowe, amongst many other famous names. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099436089
- ISBN
- 9780099436089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87