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Paperback. In the tiny borderlands of Istria and Italy, from the forests of Monte Nevoso, to the hidden valleys of the Tyrol, to a Trieste cafe, this book pieces together a mosaic of stories - comic, tragic, picaresque, nostalgic - from life's minor characters. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871307
ISBN
9781784871307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.85

Hardcover. As a first-time visitor to London, De Amicis was awestruck by the bustle and magnificence of the Victorian metropolis and wrote a number of sketches in his trademark witty, observational style, which made him one of the best-selling travel writers of his age. First ever translation into English. Translator(s): Parkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493262
ISBN
9781847493262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. This volume is a collection of travel writing celebrating friendship and the chance encounters that unexpectedly enrich our lives, which shows the diversity of the modern Islamic world and the way in which it continues to inspire, bemuse and enrich the Western imagination. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955010507
ISBN
9780955010507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Governor General's Award-winning poet, literary critic, and flaneur explores and riffs off Paris's literary spirit. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 356 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645333
ISBN
9780888645333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. The course of the Meander is so famously indirect that the river's name has come to signify digression. In this title, at every twist and turn of the author's journey, from the Meander's source in the uplands of Central Turkey to its mouth on the Aegean Sea, he illuminates his account with a wealth of cultural, historical and personal asides. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099531791
ISBN
9780099531791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Offers an account of the author's research on the front lines of the global biodiversity crisis - coping with the delays in obtaining permits, learning to outrun advancing army ants, subsisting on a diet of Spam and manioc, and ultimately falling in love with the forest of northern Congo. Num Pages: 336 pages, 49 color illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; WNCK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048423
ISBN
9780674048423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Number One in Ireland! Number Two in Australia! Number Ten in Britain! Num Pages: 384 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340766057
ISBN
9780340766057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Series: Innercities Cultural Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 357.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493118
ISBN
9781908493118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Tucked away in the eastern end of the Himalayas lies Bhutan - a tiny, landlocked country bordering China and India. It is a place where people are genuinely content with very few material possessions and the government embraces 'Gross National Happiness' instead of Gross National Product. This offers a glimpse into this quirky mountain kingdom. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKH; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848503755
ISBN
9781848503755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

Paperback. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 306 pages, Illustrations. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight: 404.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871996
ISBN
9780907871996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807594
ISBN
9781909807594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. On the way to a show in Skipton, in North Yorkshire, I noticed a road sign to a town called Keighley. So later, during the show, I mentioned this, asking the audience, 'Is that your rival town?' And the room went chillingly quiet, until one woman called out with understated menace, 'Keighley is a sink of evil.' Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007412426
ISBN
9780007412426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Aims to get to the truth of Marco Polo's claims. Covering his early life, his extraordinary twenty-four-year Asian epic and his reception in Italy on his return, this book places the intrepid Venetian in context, historically and geographically. Num Pages: 320 pages, . BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934213
ISBN
9780750934213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.47

Hardcover. Marco Polo's book was one of the best-loved works of the Middle Ages, and has remained popular ever since. This book explains the references in the book, and shows in detail with maps the routes described from Venice to Beijing, from Beijing to Burma, and from Beijing to south-east China. Num Pages: 600 pages, maps. BIC Classification: WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593135
ISBN
9781841593135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGH; JKVP1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509829408
ISBN
9781509829408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Bradshaw, Ross. Num Pages: 240 pages, Maps and photographs. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907869242
ISBN
9781907869242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. A glorious fusion of scholarship, history and imagination: mountainous Greece by the master traveller and writer who brought you A TIME OF GIFTS. Num Pages: 336 pages, frontispiece and map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566912
ISBN
9780719566912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. A sensational blend of travel and history in the spirit of the man who invented it. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567131
ISBN
9780719567131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

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
€ 19.68

paperback. The tale of the author's travels from the Central African Republic to Algiers as a favour for a friend, where he discovers that half of Africa thinks his friend is a spy and the other half is convinced he is a diamond smuggler. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Condition
New
SKU
9780349102115
ISBN
9780349102115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.82

Paperback. Embark on a zigzag tour through the postcodes of Britain in pursuit of amusing trivia and fascinating history. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 249 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228334
ISBN
9781780228334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. In the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of young Westerners, inspired by Kerouac and the Beatles, blazed the 'hippie trail' overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu in search of enlightenment and a bit of cheap dope. This work retraces the path of the once well-worn 'hippie trail' from Turkey to Iran, Afghanistan to Pakistan, and from India to Nepal. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015958
ISBN
9780141015958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Rahn's personal diary from his travels as occult investigator for the Third Reich. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HRQ; VXW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771972
ISBN
9781594771972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085184
ISBN
9781847085184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

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