Travel writing
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Travel writing
Hardcover. In this exploration of the era of the Grand Tour, contributors from the fields of history, art history, literary history and theory, science history and anthropology investigate the experiences of travellers and their ways of understanding and representing their encounter with the foreign. Editor(s): Chard, Chloe; Langdon, Helen. Series: Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 350 pages, 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; AC; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063820
- ISBN
- 9780300063820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.61€ 41.45
€ 52.61
€ 41.45
Hardcover. Translator(s): Johnson, Samuel. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 358 pages, illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300030037
- ISBN
- 9780300030037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.61€ 96.66
€ 128.61
€ 96.66
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
€ 128.61€ 96.78
€ 128.61
€ 96.78
Paperback. An insider's account of the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; BG; JHM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980379
- ISBN
- 9780295980379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Diana de Armas. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029784
- ISBN
- 9780268029784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 20 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021373
- ISBN
- 9780253021373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.23
€ 32.99
€ 29.23
Hardcover. Deals with the author's journeys in the Levant, the exotic land that stands at the crossroads of western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean, and northeast Africa. Part travelogue, part field guide, and part literary appreciation, this title assembles six interlinked essays that explore the seaboard of the Levant and its deserts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923673
- ISBN
- 9780226923673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.72
€ 26.99
€ 21.72
Hardcover. A star par excellence, Dolly Parton is also one of country music's most likable personalities. More than a mere singer or actress, Dolly Parton is a true cultural phenomenon, immediately recognizable and beloved for her talent, tinkling laugh, and steel magnolia spirit. In this book, the author sets out to discover Parton's Tennessee. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; AVGL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226536521
- ISBN
- 9780226536521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.63
€ 26.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. In this volume, Gorden MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew and "dangerous savages". Num Pages: 356 pages, 40 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; BG; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500188
- ISBN
- 9780226500188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.66
€ 27.99
€ 22.66
Hardcover. Shows that Polar science has changed drastically over the past century. This title includes images of the stark polar landscape that alternate with gritty, close-up shots of scientists working in the field, as they gather crucial information about our planet's distant past, and the risks that climate change poses for its future. Num Pages: 288 pages, 157 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QMP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1278. Four Polar Expeditions. 288 pages, 157 colour plates. Shows that Polar science has changed drastically over the past century. This title includes images of the stark polar landscape that alternate with gritty, close-up shots of scientists working in the field, as they gather crucial information about our planet's distant past, and the risks that climate change poses for its future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QMP; WTLP. Dimension: 286 x 210 x 23. Weight: 1278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482477
- ISBN
- 9780226482477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.66
€ 45.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 190 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348469
- ISBN
- 9780226348469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.06
€ 19.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. The rugged land between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus is the front line of a fascinating and formidable clash of cultures; Russia on one side, the predominantly Muslim mountains on the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVU; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226308593
- ISBN
- 9780226308593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.66
€ 27.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. Focusing on scenes as broad as a citywide arts festival and as small as a single paving stone in a cobbled walk, this title renders Lisbon from a perspective that varies between wide-eyed and knowing. It reveals the author's struggles with (and love of) the Portuguese language as well as an awkward meeting with Nobel laureate Jose Saramago. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305158
- ISBN
- 9780226305158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.07
€ 19.99
€ 17.07
Hardcover. A practical guide for tourists and armchair travelers. It features Siena's artistic and architectural past, hidden behind centuries of painting and rebuilding. It takes the reader on a quest of discovery through the well- and not-so-well-traveled roads and alleys of a town both medieval and modern. Num Pages: 256 pages, 33 colour plates, 3 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207827
- ISBN
- 9780226207827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.60
€ 30.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 406 pages, 26 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; WN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042206
- ISBN
- 9780226042206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.33
€ 48.99
€ 37.33
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
€ 30.99€ 27.92
€ 30.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. Of the journey by travel writer Robert Byron to the Middle East, this serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now innaccessible to most Western travellers, and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1QDAP; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325607
- ISBN
- 9780195325607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.48
€ 19.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. This 1748 publication documents the extraordinary and lucrative circumnavigation accomplished by the British naval officer George Anson in 1740-4. Editor(s): Walter, Richard. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration. Num Pages: 590 pages, 32 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 211 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108074995
- ISBN
- 9781108074995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.07
€ 77.07
Paperback. Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 420 pages, 8 b/w illus. 11 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781108050210
- ISBN
- 9781108050210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
Paperback. Explorer James Clark Ross (1800-1862) published this two-volume account of his 1839-1843 expedition to the Antarctic in 1847. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 478 pages, 12 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 219 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108030854
- ISBN
- 9781108030854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08