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Travel writing

Paperback. When the author travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during his years in England. In this book, he reflects on six of the figures who shaped him as a person and as a writer, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Jan Peter Tripp. Translator(s): Catling, Jo. Num Pages: 224 pages, With 4x 4pg. full-colour insets and b/w integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037011
ISBN
9780141037011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie's breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as gripping as it is inspiring. Num Pages: 336 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007306206
ISBN
9780007306206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A portrait of Istanbul that guides us across the Bosphorus, through Istanbul's historical monuments and lost paradises, its dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways. It also introduces us to the city's writers, artists and murderers. Translator(s): Freely, Maureen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571218332
ISBN
9780571218332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A gritty, hilarious and often touching memoir of a year spent living in the immigrant melting pot of London's East End. Num Pages: 288 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565564
ISBN
9780719565564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770410589
ISBN
9781770410589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.94

Paperback. Written by Robert Lloyd Praeger, Ireland's greatest field botanist and published in 1937, this enduring celebration of the Irish landscape is the result of five years of weekends spent walking a mazy 5,000 miles across hills and bogs, swimming through flooded caverns, sifting fossil bones and exploring cattle-trampled tombs. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Gill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891944
ISBN
9781848891944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Random House Inc
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679600213
ISBN
9780679600213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.93

Paperback. Adiary of Monty Don's journey around France looking at the history of French gardens. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WMB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471114588
ISBN
9781471114588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. With both a native s intimacy and the fresh-eye of an outsider, Simeti celebrates the Mediterranean island she and the Greek goddess of the harvest call home. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780601076
ISBN
9781780601076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Compiling a lifetime of travel into one book, Clubley explores the Scottish islands with enthusiasm and love as he meets the locals, embraces the weather and admires their natural beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021071
ISBN
9781910021071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Few countries are as marked by their history as the Maltese islands of Malta and Gozo. Each period of Maltas turbulent historynot least its heroic role during the Second World Warhas added to its rich cultural fabric. Editor(s): Manley, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DSM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Interlink Signal
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955702
ISBN
9781904955702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780600420
ISBN
9781780600420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. For four months and five hundred miles the author walked the mountains of Lebanon, following tracks and rivers. His journey was not only a survey of a remarkable country, but a quest for the gods and divinities who held the secrets of death and rebirth in the land's ancient cults. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532286
ISBN
9780099532286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

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

Paperback. Would you cheer if they sent you to Coventry? Could you stick up for Stoke or big-up Bracknell? Can you handle the thrill of Rhyl, the heaven of Hull or the mirth of Tydfil? The author takes you round all places on our beloved island that nobody wants to go to - our most miserable towns, shonkiest hotels, and silliest sea zoos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, col. map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546931
ISBN
9780099546931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white plates, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752497792
ISBN
9780752497792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Twenty years ago, the author was leading guided walks at Nenthead, one of a network of 'model' villages which sprang up across Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A life-long fascination was born. From Scotland's New Lanark Mills to the Arts and Crafts cottages of Port Sunlight, the author explores their rich histories. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584636
ISBN
9780099584636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Tells a story of the narrator, his son Chris and their month-long motorcycle odyssey from Minnesota to California profoundly affected an entire generation. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099786405
ISBN
9780099786405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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

Paperback. Written by the author of "Against The Wall", this title takes us back to his early years as a climber, the escapades and excitement of a young life lived on the edge and for the moment, when experience was all important and dramatic achievements and failures came as naturally as the hair raising risks themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 187.
Publisher
Mountaineers Books, The
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283867
ISBN
9780099283867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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