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Paperback. This new Norton Critical Edition recounts the 1527-36 expedition of Cabeza de Vaca, the first Spanish explorer to cross North America. Editor(s): Stavans, Ilan. Translator(s): Frye, David. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JB; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393918151
ISBN
9780393918151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. 'Could you show me a djinn?' I asked. 'Certainly,' replied the Sufi. 'But you would run away.' Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harpercollins
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint.
SKU
9780006375951
ISBN
9780006375951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493088
ISBN
9781908493088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Shortlisted for Cycling Book of the Year at the Cross British Sports Book Awards 2015, this book charyts Felix Lowe's progress as he cycles 2,800 kilometres from Barcelona to Rome, crossing three countries and cycling over three mountain ranges, taking in some of cycling's most fabled climbs. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DSE; 1DST; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170598
ISBN
9780552170598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Describes an American identity markedly different. This book records a time of innocence in the US - when television was in its infancy, the Big Mac had not been invented and the popular song of the day was "Chattanooga Choo-Choo". Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571241774
ISBN
9780571241774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Along our shores, towering cliffs from the age of the dinosaurs rise beside wide estuaries teeming with wildlife, while Victorian ports share waterfronts with imposing fortifications. And the people, who have lived, worked and played on this spectacular coast - from Stone Age fishermen to seafarers, chart-makers and surfers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849904346
ISBN
9781849904346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Hardcover. The first literary geography of the Putumayo, exploring its history and enduring significance through literature of and on this Colombian region by Latin American, US and European writers. Series: American Tropics: Towards a Literary Geography. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; DSBH5; WTL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319747
ISBN
9781846319747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. In this text Robert Gibbings follows the Seine, starting at its source near Dijon on its course as it develops from a tranquil stream into the mighty waterway that links Rouen to the sea. The journey takes different forms: on foot, in a tiny boat, and on a boat used for transporting books. Series: Lost & Found S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 55 engravings. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902669571
ISBN
9781902669571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970726
ISBN
9781907970726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

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

Paperback. In 1987 Michael Harrold went to North Korea to work as English language adviser on translations of the speeches of the late President Kim Il Sung (the Great Leader) and his son and heir Kim Jong Il (then Dear Leader and now head of state). Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470869765
ISBN
9780470869765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

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
€ 28.87

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. Features an adventurous travel to Congo, one of the most dangerous and inhospitable jungle in the world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140121391
ISBN
9780140121391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. GALWAY Deals with the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born writer. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. T
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780141049595
ISBN
9780141049595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. A remarkable nineteenth-century account of Istanbul - which begins with a dazzling description of the city gradually appearing through the fog as the author's ship approaches the harbour - Constantinople expertly combines personal anecdote, breathtaking visual observation and entertaining historical information. Translator(s): Parkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492661
ISBN
9781847492661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Focuses on the human contacts the author has made, across the globe and though the decades. This title presents the author's glimpses and her fleeting encounters, which celebrate the people who helped spark her view of the world and mould her responses. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571250691
ISBN
9780571250691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Tim Moore, 'a contender for Bill Bryson's crown as king of comic travels' (SUNDAY TIMES), charts the decline of the Grand Tour from sombre academy of cultural betterment to the Club 18-30 of the 1830s Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349114194
ISBN
9780349114194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The early seventeenth-century traveler Thomas Coryate's five-month tour of Western Europe culminated in Coryats Crudities, one of the strangest travelogues published in early modern England. This edition abridges Crudities' more than 900 pages to a manageable size, focusing on episodes most likely to be of interest to students. Editor(s): Palmer, Philip S. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Broadview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
abridged edition annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813230
ISBN
9781554813230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. Full of extraordinary encounters and details of life beyond Beijing, Country Driving is an unforgettable, unique portrait of the country that will likely shape all our lives in the century to come. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 394. A Chinese Road Trip. 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. Full of extraordinary encounters and details of life beyond Beijing, Country Driving is an unforgettable, unique portrait of the country that will likely shape all our lives in the century to come. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 37. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674371
ISBN
9781847674371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613949
ISBN
9781926613949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. No-one travels like the renowned writer-adventurer Richard Grant and, really, no-one should. Having narrowly escaped death at the hands of Mexican drug barons, he now plunges with his trademark recklessness and curiosity into Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349000275
ISBN
9780349000275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Series: Creaky Traveler. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Sentient Publications
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591810278
ISBN
9781591810278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. The "extraordinary regionality" of Croatia is drawn through thoughtful portraits during a time of great transition. OR Written with sensitivity and balance, Fabijancic's literate travel writing takes us to the heart of a fascinating land. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643971
ISBN
9780888643971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.77

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