Travel writing
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Travel writing
Hardcover. A combination of environmental history, travel writing, literary criticism, and memoir, this book features a pivotal figure who is the nineteenth-century diplomat and writer George Perkins Marsh, generally regarded as America's first environmentalist. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; RNA; WTLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925769
- ISBN
- 9780813925769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Paperback. George Perkins Marsh was a Vermonter, and his diplomatic career took him for some years to Italy. This book follows in Marsh's footsteps along a trajectory running from Vermont to Italy, and fetches up at the managed forest of Vallombrosa. It takes up issues of sustainability as practiced locally, reports on family doings. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: RN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927169
- ISBN
- 9780813927169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.03
€ 20.03
Paperback. Unique guide to London that offers seven different walks illustrated with original poetry and watercolours Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930056
- ISBN
- 9781909930056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Istanbul's history has managed to retain its own identity. This book captures the flavour of daily life as well as court ceremonial and intrigue. It also includes a gazetteer of major monuments and museums. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour plates, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140244618
- ISBN
- 9780140244618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Freely reveals a superb eye for the telling details. - The Independent Num Pages: 34 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJPK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780600567
- ISBN
- 9781780600567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Written by the author who in 1908 along with two companions traveled the Missouri River in a twenty-foot canoe, beginning at the headwaters in Montana and ending up at Sioux City, Iowa, this book describes their adventures on that wild waterway before it was dammed by the Army Corps of Engineers, and points out storied sites along the shore. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803283725
- ISBN
- 9780803283725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.19
€ 30.99
€ 30.19
Paperback. Hiking routes let you explore the same areas of MA, NH, and ME that Thoreau explored. Num Pages: 200 pages, B&W maps and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WSZC; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581571967
- ISBN
- 9781581571967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.77
€ 19.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Paraguay - the name conjures up everything most exotic and extreme in South America. It's a place of hellish jungles, dictators, fraudsters and Nazis, utopian experiments, missionaries and lurid coups. This book reveals Paraguay as the most beautiful and captivating countries in the world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; HBJK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099416555
- ISBN
- 9780099416555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.50
€ 20.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. A Spectator Book of the Year 2015. From Ceylon to the Tamil Tigers, the first in-depth account of Sri Lanka by an award-winning travel writer. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2x8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1FKS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- riverrun
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782067993
- ISBN
- 9781782067993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. Between the Orinoco and the Amazon lies a fabulous forested land, barely explored. Much of Guiana seldom sees sunlight, and new species are often tumbling out of the dark trees. Beautiful and occasionally brutal, it is one of the great forgotten corners of the Earth: the Wild Coast. The author sets off along this coast, gathering up its story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; 1KLSG; 1KLSS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682537
- ISBN
- 9781846682537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- OLD STREET PUBLISHING LIMITED
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906964900
- ISBN
- 9781906964900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.39
€ 33.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908699893
- ISBN
- 9781908699893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.07
€ 17.99
€ 14.07
Paperback. * In the tradition of Tim Severin's bestselling tales of intrepid exploration. * Adventure travel book by explorer in search of the unseen camels of Tartary in forbidden China. Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 16, Col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; WNC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111469
- ISBN
- 9780349111469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409800
- ISBN
- 9781910409800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638683
- ISBN
- 9781902638683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.33
€ 14.99
€ 12.33
Paperback. Up the Creek - Holiday reads and travel literature describing John Harrison's Amazon adventure, canoeing up a remote tributary to Brazil's Jari River. The book follows the author's desire to reach the upper limits of the Jari and across the border to French Guiana, describing Amazonian wildlife, bouts of sickness and unexpected encounters. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JJPN; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338. An Amazon Adventure. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). 288 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. Deals with the author's Amazon adventure, an extremely hazardous canoe trip taken just for the hell of it up one of the more obscure tributaries of the Amazon. In this title, the author's tale is full of suspense, humour and descriptions of Amazon wildlife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JJPN; WSSN5; WTL. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841623849
- ISBN
- 9781841623849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.08
€ 17.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Conference of the Birds is John Heilpern's true story of an extraordinary journey: the start of an 8,500-mile expedition through Africa without precedent in the history of theatre. It is a story that became a search for the miraculous. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBX; AN; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878301102
- ISBN
- 9780878301102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. Radio 4 Today presenter and national treasure John Humphrys' funny and engaging memoir of building a home in Greece with his son Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVG; BM; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340978849
- ISBN
- 9780340978849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. An indispensable literary companion, vividly evoking the life of Venice in the voices of both residents and visitors through the centuries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472140302
- ISBN
- 9781472140302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Hardcover. Sicily has a timeless allure, and much of what one sees there today has changed little over the centuries. With Sicily's literary greats as a guide, the author discerns what lies behind the soul of its inhabitants, touching on history, archaeology, food, art, and politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page b&w photo insert & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312597054
- ISBN
- 9780312597054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.83
€ 34.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. A visual record of a stay in Signy Island, Antarctica, containing sketches, photographs and a written journal. "Due South" is published to coincide with exhibitions at the Natural History Museum and Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669908
- ISBN
- 9781902669908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.58
€ 8.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 black and white illus. BIC Classification: RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955597
- ISBN
- 9781904955597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.75
€ 10.75
paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1KLC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486224053
- ISBN
- 9780486224053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00
€ 19.00
Paperback. John Lane has scaled a granite dome in the Suriname rain forest and waded past cottonmouths in the heart of a Florida cypress swamp. He has shadowed crocodiles in a mangrove thicket. Waist Deep in Black Water offers a collection of Lane's writings on topics such as wilderness exploration, conversation, and family history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326214
- ISBN
- 9780820326214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.33
€ 27.99
€ 24.33