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Travel writing

Hardcover. Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s - Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophile. Series: Old House. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; WGF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Old House Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402028
ISBN
9781908402028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 432 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432213
ISBN
9780140432213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, the author was renowned as America's first 'girl stunt reporter'. She was a pioneer of investigative journalism, including an expose of patient treatment at a mental asylum and a travelogue from her record-breaking race around the world in emulation of Phileas Fogg. This title deals with her works. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107408
ISBN
9780143107408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. In A Journey into Russia Jens Muhling shows us a country whose customs, contradictions, absurdities and attractions are still largely unknown beyond its borders. Translator(s): Hayworth, Eugene. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909961128
ISBN
9781909961128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Between 1970 and 1975 Jon Swain, the English journalist portrayed in "The Killing Fields", lived in the lands of the Mekong river. This is his account of those years, and how their tumultuous events affected him. He also describes the beauty of the landscape, as well as its violence and corruption. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BGHA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749320201
ISBN
9780749320201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. An alternative travel guide by the author of "The Wrong Way home" and " The Full Montezuma". Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553817362
ISBN
9780553817362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Translator(s): Kline, T. Jefferson. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FV; FYT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KOC0004122
ISBN
9781782270447
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Yeats, Jack B. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Serif
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897959657
ISBN
9781897959657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. A new edition of an affectionate, hilarious portrait of Greek island life. Here is 'a fabulous insight' (Daily Express) into timeless, rural Greece. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857886504
ISBN
9781857886504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. No land on earth has been so long observed as Egypt, which was attracting travelers back in the days of Herodotus and Julius Caesar. This book includes descriptions about a myth from a papyrus next to Naguib Mahfouz's account of Alexandria, and Florence Nightingale describing Abu Simbel side by side with Ahdaf Soueif's description of Sinai. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955010569
ISBN
9780955010569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Maugham spent the winter months of 1919 travelling 1500 miles up the Yangtze river. He noted down crafted sketches of those he met on scraps of paper. This collection features Western missionaries, army officers and company managers who are culturally out of their depth in the immensity of the Chinese civilisation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289500
ISBN
9780099289500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Blezard, Paul; Maden-Schiannini, Nikki. Num Pages: 380 pages, 79 line drawings, 40 colour photos. BIC Classification: BTP; WGCK; WTLC; WTLP; YNTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Sam Manicom United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955657320
ISBN
9780955657320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.69

Paperback. Naipaul's classic account of his journey around India Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 42. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330519861
ISBN
9780330519861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Presents a story of two city slickers - one an unattractive but streetwise mongrel from Stockwell, the other the long-suffering author - and how they came to terms with England's countryside and waterways. This book provides an account of a mismatched couple and of the people they meet and places they visit. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099503125
ISBN
9780099503125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472429544
ISBN
9781472429544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.83
€ 94.51

Paperback. From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - Waugh describes the local colour as he cruises around the Mediterranean as an Englishman abroad. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140188370
ISBN
9780140188370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; RG; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Interlink Books United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566565325
ISBN
9781566565325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970405
ISBN
9781907970405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic. Yet Franklin, his ships and men were fated never to return. This book gives an account of the worst catastrophe in the history of British exploration, and the dark tales of cannibalism that surround the fate of those involved. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231614
ISBN
9780571231614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Following the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond, this book discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire our imaginations. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141030586
ISBN
9780141030586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. Artist, designer and photographer Claire Lloyd enjoyed a phenomenal career in London. When glandular fever struck a chance conversation led to the Greek island of Lesvos, where she found a sense of peace and the return of her creative drive. This book describes Claire's days in a village where a way of life has barely changed in thousands of years. Num Pages: 224 pages, Over 350 4-colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Clearview
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908337184
ISBN
9781908337184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161446
ISBN
9781784161446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Italy's famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter's in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background and canals of Venice. In this book, the author portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, and between past and present, as he observes everyday life beside ancient monuments. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434316
ISBN
9780140434316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 12.42

Paperback. Although sometimes threatened by the inroads of commerce and tourism, Harris remains in many ways idyllic, the most resonant and romantic of all the Hebridean islands. Covering the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, this work also makes side trips to Barra, the southernmost of the Hebrides, and to St Kilda the most remote of the Scottish islands. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 line drawings, end paper map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060741839
ISBN
9780060741839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

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