Travel writing
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Travel writing
hardcover. Letters by the 18th century blue-stocking grande dame, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. She was a duke's daughter, who married the English ambassador in Constantinople, and the friend of Swift and Pope, whom she numbered among her correspondents. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857151312
- ISBN
- 9781857151312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 12.53
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Paperback. Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey. This book recounts the adventures of the author when travelling through the Silk Route. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276 363pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Tenth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437222
- ISBN
- 9780099437222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
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paperback. A guide to the history, people and culture of Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It documents the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJPR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099459286
- ISBN
- 9780099459286
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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paperback. Presents a history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966. Explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemoriable layers of culture and tradition, this work explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes with anecdotes about travellers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099532293
- ISBN
- 9780099532293
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Condition: New
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paperback. A book, in which, the author shares his irrepressible love of flying. It also includes a description of what it's like to fly by a commercial pilot who is also a master prose stylist and a deeply sensitive human being. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: TRPS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099589853
- ISBN
- 9780099589853
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
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€ 11.14
paperback. Describes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea. Editor(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Translator(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2ADF; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140435825
- ISBN
- 9780140435825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.06
€ 12.99
€ 9.06
paperback. Part-comedy, part-travelogue, part-memoir, this book presents the story of what can happen when you track down your past, and of where the friendships you thought you'd outgrown can take you today. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091896775
- ISBN
- 9780091896775
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
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paperback. After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, and about to become a father for the first time, Rob Cowen finds himself in unfamiliar territory. Disoriented, he ventures out to a nearby edge-land: a pylon-slung tangle of wood, hedge, field, meadow and river that lies unclaimed and overlooked on the outskirts of town. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099592037
- ISBN
- 9780099592037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
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paperback. A modern homage to a proud, cosmopolitan city, where geniuses like Picasso and Miro learned how to break the rules. Robert Hughes takes us down the Ramblas through the "intestinal windings" of the ancient gothic quarter, past the bountiful Boqueria market to the Eixample. Num Pages: 688 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781860468247
- ISBN
- 9781860468247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
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paperback. If you want to know about writing, about how to make others share the horror and intensity of an experience, try the first piece in this collection, Justice at Night Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780601045
- ISBN
- 9781780601045
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
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Paperback. Editor(s): Gehring, Charles T.; Starna, William A. Num Pages: 130 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633228
- ISBN
- 9780815633228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.25
€ 26.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JHM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643738
- ISBN
- 9780816643738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
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This anthology, selected and edited by Brain Fagan, encompasses tales that fall into a little known literary genre, wherein authors seek to capture the romance and sense of wonder they experienced while gazing upon the monumental architecture of ancient civilisations. Num Pages: 320 pages, Numerous halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KB; HDDA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195160918
- ISBN
- 9780195160918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.36
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- Publisher
- Singapore
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814382670
- ISBN
- 9789814382670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
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Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KB; VXQG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595800091
- ISBN
- 9781595800091
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.89
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paperback. This is the first English translation of a work by the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature. Set on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, the novel follows a young student's attempts to sort out his life and career in the midst of the turmoil overtaking his country. Translator(s): Polt, John. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311966
- ISBN
- 9780822311966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
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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
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hardcover. *Tales of travellers through history to the Levantine capital in a beautiful anthology that includes writers as diverse as Alphonse de Lamartine and Mark Twain. *Takes the reader on a nostalgic journey through Beirut of old with the travellers' account of their encounters with the city and beautiful illustrations to complement the text. Editor(s): Gorton, T. J. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789774166983
- ISBN
- 9789774166983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.29
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Spiral bound. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486434933
- ISBN
- 9780486434933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.95
€ 10.95
Paperback. A classic tale of seafaring, shipwreck, and survival, reprinted from Wesleyan University Press's 1978 facsimile of the original. Num Pages: 303 pages, 112 illus. Fig. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819552921
- ISBN
- 9780819552921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
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€ 22.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883448519
- ISBN
- 9780883448519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.00
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Paperback. Presents the true story of Julian Smith, who retraced the journey of legendary British explorer Ewart The Leopard Grogan, the first man to cross the length of Africa, in hopes of also winning the heart of the woman he loved. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16-Page Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: 1H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061873478
- ISBN
- 9780061873478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.12
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Ivo Klaver discusses four major expeditions which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. Sponsored by governments and official institutions they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; MBX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 328 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2000.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199568895
- ISBN
- 9780199568895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 251.07
€ 251.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609933
- ISBN
- 9780815609933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.26
€ 26.99
€ 24.26