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Paperback. Gullible's Travels - behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes from John Carter, presenter of BBC's Holiday and ITV's Wish You Were Here.? programmes, from shopping in Macy's and travelling on Concorde to accidentally encountering Sophia Loren. True stories set down in print for the first time after almost 30 years on British TV screens. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784770327
ISBN
9781784770327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.83

Hardcover. A study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars. The author makes his case on the basis of a broad range of texts including slave narratives, domestic literature, soldiers' diaries, and traditional forms of travel writing. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327655
ISBN
9780820327655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851726
ISBN
9780810851726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Paperback. In the winter of 1993 Conway and his family purchased the 24-foot "Buckrammer", an almost 100-year-old leak- and rust-plugged wooden boat. They then set about restoring the old bucket into the family "yacht". "Catboat Summers" chronicles a decade's worth of adventures in New England waters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QSA; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574091717
ISBN
9781574091717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.38

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

€ 49.26

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

€ 20.99
€ 20.28

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
€ 19.79

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
€ 13.39

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
€ 13.27

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

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

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
€ 17.89

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
€ 16.85

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
€ 14.96

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.61

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
€ 28.66

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
€ 16.50

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409800
ISBN
9781910409800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638683
ISBN
9781902638683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

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
€ 15.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 B&W photos. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 471.
Publisher
Easton Studio Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935212867
ISBN
9781935212867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.86

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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
€ 13.39

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

€ 35.99
€ 28.03

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