Travel writing
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Travel writing
Paperback. From the present-day street life of Ginza, to the heights of Mount Fuji in the company of 16th-century traveller and poet Basho, this work brings together a chorus of voices from Japan and across the globe. It is a source book for those visiting Japan for the first time and for expatriates. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 304 pages, maps. From the present-day street life of Ginza, to the heights of Mount Fuji in the company of 16th-century traveller and poet Basho, this work brings together a chorus of voices from Japan and across the globe. It is a source book for those visiting Japan for the first time and for expatriates. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011086
- ISBN
- 9781906011086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Takes us on an exploration into the different aspects of Japanese society: from public to intimate. This title uncovers the multi-faceted nature of the country and people who are even more extraordinary than they seem. It includes religion, ritual, martial arts, manners, eating, drinking, hot baths, geishas, family, home, and singing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979674
- ISBN
- 9781861979674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
€ 15.99
€ 11.70
Hardcover. Looks at Japanese culture and family life, based on the childhood reminisces of the author/illustrator. This book helps the readers learn about many Japanese traditions and customs, such as gathering around the kotatsu to stay warm, throwing soybeans to keep away ogres, and hanging handmade teru-teru-bozu dolls out the window to stop the rain. Num Pages: 48 pages, Full-Colour Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 267 x 12. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805310892
- ISBN
- 9784805310892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.96
€ 18.99
€ 13.96
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307885944
- ISBN
- 9780307885944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Three years into his solo adventure in rural France, Michael Wright has everything he ever wanted: a ramshackle house, several manly power tools, a cat, a grand piano and a vintage aircraft. Yet the lovelier his life becomes, the lonelier he feels. Three unfulfilled wishes return to haunt him. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrated map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553819380
- ISBN
- 9780553819380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.08
€ 12.99
€ 11.08
hardcover. Num Pages: 20 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021250
- ISBN
- 9780253021250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.25
€ 86.25
Paperback. In the 1920s Gordon West and his wife toured the little-known island of Majorca, observing the rich pageantry of a people whose customs, gentle manners and generous hospitality made the island a unique and fascinating place. This is West's account of those experiences. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DSE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- SKU
- KSS0010021
- ISBN
- 9780552996013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Glancey, Jonathan. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DB; DNF; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413776129
- ISBN
- 9780413776129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Details one of the most important rescues in Irish American history Editor(s): Fennell, Philip; King, Marie. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727744
- ISBN
- 9780814727744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- First Plume Printing
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091895822
- ISBN
- 9780091895822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
paperback. The author began a journey in 1774 that would take them from Edinburgh to the Caribbean Islands and then to America. This work is an account of this voyage through letters to a friend in Scotland. The letters describe the sights, scenery, and social life she encountered. Editor(s): Andrews, Evangeline Walker; Andrews, Charles McLean. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259539
- ISBN
- 9780803259539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Journal of a Residence Among the Negroes of the West Indies Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJW; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845880378
- ISBN
- 9781845880378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Hardback. Presents a series of letter written by the French poet Jean de La Fontaine to his wife, describing his travels from Paris to Limoges in 1663. Editor(s): Berger, Robert W. Translator(s): Berger, Robert W. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838641415
- ISBN
- 9780838641415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.46
€ 105.46
Paperback. High up on the remote Indian borders with Tibet, China and Pakistan, beyond the Kashmir Valley, lies Ladakh, one of the last places where a Tibetan Buddhist community survives. Andrew Harvey, a sophisticated westerner with a gift to be simple, travelled there - into another awareness of reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; HREX; HRLK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844130481
- ISBN
- 9781844130481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Describes a journey on foot around Cyprus, an island.This book intertwines myth, history and personal anecdote in a quest from which the characters and places, architecture and landscape all come alive. Num Pages: 416 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJPL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099570257
- ISBN
- 9780099570257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. This volume tells the story of David Chaffetz's experience of Afghanistan shortly before the Soviet invasion. His account is an intimate portrait of the Afghan people and the vast landscape which surrounds them. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DNF; RGC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100647
- ISBN
- 9780226100647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardback. Amerikafahrt by Wolfgang Koeppen is a masterpiece of observation, analysis, and writing, based on his 1958 trip to the United States. A major twentieth-century German writer, Koeppen presents a vivid and fascinating portrait of the US in the late 1950s: its major cities, its literary culture, its troubled race relations, its multi-culturalism.. Translator(s): Kimmage, Michael. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. 172 pages, black & white illustrations. Amerikafahrt by Wolfgang Koeppen is a masterpiece of observation, analysis, and writing, based on his 1958 trip to the United States. A major twentieth-century German writer, Koeppen presents a vivid and fascinating portrait of the US in the late 1950s: its major cities, its literary culture, its troubled race relations, its multi-culturalism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; WTL. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight: 370. Translator(s): Kimmage, Michael.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452313
- ISBN
- 9780857452313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.57
€ 154.57
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 180photos, 12maps on gloss paper. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dean & Associates Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955022807
- ISBN
- 9780955022807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.23
€ 14.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. Available again after many years, the legendary travel diary kept by the young Le Corbusier on his journey through the Balkans in 1911. Editor(s): Zaknic, Ivan. Translator(s): Zaknic, Ivan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 85 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Rev. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262622103
- ISBN
- 9780262622103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.53
€ 31.99
€ 26.53
Paperback. National treasure Billy Connolly is our personal guide through some of the world's most dramatic landscapes in the vast wilderness of the Arctic Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319022
- ISBN
- 9780755319022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Series: Atlas Anti-Classics. Num Pages: 136 pages, 2 colour, six b+w. BIC Classification: 3JH; DN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Atlas Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993148712
- ISBN
- 9780993148712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.06
€ 18.99
€ 18.06
Hardcover. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, map, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300012514
- ISBN
- 9780300012514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.42€ 98.10
€ 130.42
€ 98.10
Paperback. In 1935, Graham Greene set off to discover Liberia, a remote and unfamiliar West African republic founded for released slaves. Crossing the red-clay terrain from Sierra Leone to the coast at Grand Bassa with a chain of porters, he came to know one of the few areas of Africa untouched by Western colonisation. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099282235
- ISBN
- 9780099282235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816656356
- ISBN
- 9780816656356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31