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Hardcover. A collection of Sir Wally's paintings, together with personal anecdotes of his experiences in the Polar World and his connection with the polar pioneers of the past, as well as his descriptions of the inspiration behind his paintings. Editor(s): Herbert, Kari. Num Pages: 128 pages, 91 full colour reproductions of paintings, maps & sketches. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 302 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1248. The Unique Vision of Sir Wally Herbert. 128 pages, 91 full colour reproductions of paintings, maps & sketches. Editor(s): Herbert, Kari. A collection of Sir Wally's paintings, together with personal anecdotes of his experiences in the Polar World and his connection with the polar pioneers of the past, as well as his descriptions of the inspiration behind his paintings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTS; WTLP. Dimension: 252 x 302 x 18. Weight: 1248.
Publisher
Polarworld
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955525513
ISBN
9780955525513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard University and disappeared into the Northern Amazon of Colombia. The world's leading authority on the hallucinogens and medicinal plants of the region, he returned after twelve years of travelling through South America in a dug-out canoe. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592969
ISBN
9780099592969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

paperback. In the summer of 1936, W H Auden and Louis MacNeice visited Iceland on commission to write a travel book, but found themselves capturing concerns on a scale that were far more international. This is a collaboration in poetry and prose, reportage and correspondence, published in 1937 with the Spanish Civil War newly in progress. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283521
ISBN
9780571283521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.25

Paperback. A record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia. Translator(s): Hulse, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2ACG; FA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099448921
ISBN
9780099448921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. At moments when reality shows itself to be unstable or uncanny, we experience a form of vertigo. This experience is further complicated when we try to transform experience into writing, and fact clashes with memory. Sebald's novel, part fiction, part travelogue explores this theme. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 2ACG; FA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099448891
ISBN
9780099448891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Discusses the writings of St. Teresa and the paintings of El Greco, and comments with sagacity and wit on such illustrious figures as Cervantes, Velazquez and the creator of Don Juan. This title is full of happy surprises, curious facts and stimulating opinions that reflects the author's lifelong enchantment with the landscape and people of Spain. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289401
ISBN
9780099289401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, and he recorded the sights and sounds of his wide-ranging journeys with an urbane, wry style all his own. This book presents an account of his trip through what was then Burma and Siam, ending in Haiphong, Vietnam. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286776
ISBN
9780099286776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

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
€ 10.82

Paperback. When the author travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during his years in England. In this book, he reflects on six of the figures who shaped him as a person and as a writer, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Jan Peter Tripp. Translator(s): Catling, Jo. Num Pages: 224 pages, With 4x 4pg. full-colour insets and b/w integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037011
ISBN
9780141037011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 354 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966926
ISBN
9781403966926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.11

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
€ 18.41

Paperback. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011246
ISBN
9781906011246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Johnstone, Vici. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Caitlin Press Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575734
ISBN
9781927575734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Vasily Grossman, author of Life and Fate, reflects on a season spent in Armenia. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782060888
ISBN
9781782060888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 306 pages, Illustrations. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight: 404.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871996
ISBN
9780907871996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. A record of the people who visited Lebanon since 1800 BC; and of the Lebanese themselves, writing about their homeland, their religions, their joys, their wars and their sorrows. Editor(s): Gorton, T. J.; Gorton, Andree Feghali. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378. Through Writers' Eyes. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 256 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gorton, T.J.; Gorton, Andree Feghali. A record of the people who visited Lebanon since 1800 BC; and of the Lebanese themselves, writing about their homeland, their religions, their joys, their wars and their sorrows. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight: 378.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011277
ISBN
9781906011277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM; JFC; JPW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626567658
ISBN
9781626567658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Route Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927146
ISBN
9781901927146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.11

Hardcover. An online travel journal that presents the author's observations and taglines that celebrate the special details of each city (that is Paris and New York). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBEY; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143120254
ISBN
9780143120254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.97

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
€ 16.11

Paperback. An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic fundamentalism. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSR2; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
PAN MACMILLAN
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522823
ISBN
9780330522823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. A thoughtful and beautifully crafted epilogue to the history of slavery -- essential reading for anyone interested in American history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522946
ISBN
9780330522946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.26

Paperback. A luminous and challenging work of autobiographical travel writing. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522830
ISBN
9780330522830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. A fascinating follow-up to Among the Believers by one of our most brilliant writers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Picador Paperbacks
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330517874
ISBN
9780330517874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

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