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Travel writing

Paperback. In September 1947, long before mass tourism and with no knowledge of Spanish, the author and William Caskey left for a six-month tour of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. This title offers an account of that journey, during which he bumped into a handful of old acquaintances on a brand-new continent. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561187
ISBN
9780099561187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141980546
ISBN
9780141980546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.29

Hardback. Containing over one hundred selections ranging from songs, artwork, and poetry, to journalism, oral history, and scholarship-most published in English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multi-layered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. Editor(s): Farnsworth-Alvear, Ann; Palacios, Marco; Gomez Lopez, Ana Maria. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 648 pages, 103 illustrations (incl. 8 page color insert). BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBTB; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362074
ISBN
9780822362074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.59

Paperback. Containing over one hundred selections ranging from songs, artwork, and poetry, to journalism, oral history, and scholarship-most published in English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multi-layered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. Editor(s): Farnsworth-Alvear, Ann; Palacios, Marco; Gomez Lopez, Ana Maria. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 648 pages, 103 illustrations (incl. 8 page color insert). BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBTB; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362289
ISBN
9780822362289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. A mystery story, a comedy, and a riveting human drama rolled into one, from the bestselling author of MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340825006
ISBN
9780340825006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423979
ISBN
9780857423979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Tells the story of Tahir Shah, a writer and film-maker in his 30s, married, with two children, who was beginning to wilt under British city life. Woven into the narrative is the author's own journey of self-discovery, of learning about a grandfather he hardly knew, and of coming to love the multi-faceted, contradictory country that is Morocco. Num Pages: 368 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553816808
ISBN
9780553816808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780271880
ISBN
9781780271880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. A remarkable, multifaceted story made up of journal accounts, memories, conversations and personal experience, The Bronski House is a paean to Poland, a landmark in travel writing, and a family history - tied together by the unique experience of returning from exile. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007204526
ISBN
9780007204526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. The long-awaited final volume of the trilogy by Patrick Leigh Fermor - hailed as the greatest travel writer of his generation. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547544
ISBN
9781848547544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. First published in 1985, this is a scholarly analysis of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the 18th century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415609821
ISBN
9780415609821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Kline, T. Jefferson. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FV; FYT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KOC0004122
ISBN
9781782270447
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Gerry Kennedy set off on a tour through Russia, China, Japan and the USA . Only dimly aware of his Victorian ancestors: George Boole, forefather of the digital revolution and James Hinton, eccentric philosopher and advocate of polygamy, he had directly followed in the footsteps of two dynasties of radical thinkers and doers. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGT; JPWQ; PBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Attic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051855
ISBN
9781782051855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. The story of an extraordinary bookshop.. and everything its owner did to keep it afloat. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; KNTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108050
ISBN
9781472108050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. A captivating blend of fact and fantasy, Mandeville's Book is newly translated in an edition that brings us closer to Mandeville's worldview. Translator(s): Bale, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600601
ISBN
9780199600601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. This true account of discovering the boiling river reads like a modern day adventure. Series: Ted. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471151583
ISBN
9781471151583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

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

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Route Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927146
ISBN
9781901927146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. What is it about Germany and the travel book that puts them seemingly at odds? This book offers a traveler's tale of Germany while testing the limits of the travel narrative as a literary form. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126173
ISBN
9780691126173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Illustrated with stunning full-color photographs, The Beast is the first book to shed light on the harsh new reality of the migrant trail in the age of the narcotraficantes. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JFFN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781682975
ISBN
9781781682975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.97

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