Travel writing
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Travel writing
Hardback. Edward Lear's travels through Albania and Macedonia in 1848 came about when an outbreak of cholera closed off all other routes out of Salonica setting him off on this unusual adventure. This book catalogues his observations of this land. It provides insights into the environment, culture and politics of the period. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24pp 4/4 plate section. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; 3JH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116026
- ISBN
- 9781845116026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 48.84
€ 52.56
€ 48.84
Paperback. A charming, off-the-wall and thoroughly entertaining account of the true-life adventures of a young safari guide living in the Botswana bush. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857886450
- ISBN
- 9781857886450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
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
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213457
- ISBN
- 9781908213457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.60
€ 13.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. "Killing Dragons" is the story of the first British mountaineers to tackle the Alpine summits of Switzerland during the late 18th century, originally quite poorly equipped. The title of dragons refers to the legendary creatures of these parts. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 3JF; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Granta Books London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862074538
- ISBN
- 9781862074538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Detailed observations of the Great Hunt illuminate the northern wilderness, its people, and their complex relationship. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120851
- ISBN
- 9781772120851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.38
€ 34.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 col plates (24pp), (3x8pp). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Some damage to cover on spine, but remains a good reading/reference copy
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRA0010618
- ISBN
- 9780007266357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Records the author's journey to Sardinia and back in January 1921. This title reveals author's delighted response to a landscape and people and his uncanny ability to transmute the spirit of place into literary art. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSTA; 2ACD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180762
- ISBN
- 9780141180762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.69
€ 14.99
€ 11.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911588
- ISBN
- 9781575911588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Hardback. What makes a good curry? Sensual spicy aromas or thick, creamy sauces? Rich, dark dals or crispy fried street snacks? The author journeys through India to find the answer, searching this colourful, chaotic nation in search of the truths behind our love affair with its food. He also uncovers recipes for kormas, spiced fish and slow-cooked biryanis. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849905787
- ISBN
- 9781849905787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.57
€ 40.99
€ 26.57
Paperback. * The multi-million-copy international bestseller * The story of two brothers deeply bound by love and tragedy and an extraordinary chronicle of a life-affirming trip. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20pp of b/w int. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751538410
- ISBN
- 9780751538410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.69
€ 14.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Both an addition to the Stendhalian canon and a pioneering work of the travel-writing genre, Travels in the South of France provides an illuminating perspective on this popular region and the phenomenon of tourism in general. Translator(s): Abbott, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212. 228 pages. Both an addition to the Stendhalian canon and a pioneering work of the travel-writing genre, Travels in the South of France provides an illuminating perspective on this popular region and the phenomenon of tourism in general. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTLC. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 18. Weight: 212. Translator(s): Abbott, Elizabeth.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492920
- ISBN
- 9781847492920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
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
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. On a 6,000-mile train trip across the North American continent from New York City to the West Coast, then back to New York ,Jonathan Goodman visited a number of sites of notorious murders. This is a fusion of true crime and travel writing, with reflections on American manners and morals observed during this serendipitous transcontinental journey. Num Pages: 208 pages, 27 photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227609
- ISBN
- 9780873388252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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€ 32.53
€ 32.99
€ 32.53
Paperback. Describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves.. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398358
- ISBN
- 9780141398358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Russia. His impressions turned into what is perhaps the greatest and most influential of all books about Russia under the Tsars. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394510
- ISBN
- 9780141394510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0010416
- ISBN
- 9780719560163
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. * Witty, catty and entertaining, Paris Was Yesterday is an insider's guide to the arts scene in Paris between the wars Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080267
- ISBN
- 9781844080267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Soueif, Ahdaf; Hamilton, Omar Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BM; DNF; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408884980
- ISBN
- 9781408884980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49