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Travel writing
Paperback. An impassioned work on the magnificent but often maddening city called Venice. This book analyses the particular temperament of Venetians, as well as its waterways, its architecture, its bridges, its tourists, its curiosities, its smells, sounds, lights and colours. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- 9780571168972
- ISBN
- 9780571168972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.88
€ 12.99
€ 9.88
Paperback. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526. The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. 352 pages, 25 bw illustrations. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. December 2011 marks the centenary of the conclusion to the last great race of terrestrial discovery. This title presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJQ; HBLW; WTLP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441126672
- ISBN
- 9781441126672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.13
€ 20.13
Paperback. Paul Theroux left Victoria Station in April thinking that taking eight trains across Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR and Mongolia would be the easy way to get to the Chinese border. The reality, of course, was very different. In fact, Theroux experienced a decidedly odd and unexpected trip to China that set the challenging tone for his journey. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- REPRINT
- SKU
- 9780140112955
- ISBN
- 9780140112955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.28
€ 12.99
€ 10.28
Paperback. Michael Palin tackles the full length of the Himalaya in this terrific number one bestseller Num Pages: 304 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780753819906
- ISBN
- 9780753819906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Paperback. Turreted fairytale peaks, glistening snowfields, waterfalls plunging over immense cliffs into the sea, a million tons of ice capsizing - this is the setting for this work, which is an account of a kayak trip along the west coast of Greenland, paddling about 150 miles of coastline in the Nuuk fjords area. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 241 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445319
- ISBN
- 9781904445319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.91
€ 21.99
€ 19.91
Paperback. The stooping figure of my mother, waist-deep in the grass and caught there like a piece of sheep's wool, was the last I saw of my country home as I left it to discover the world' Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241953280
- ISBN
- 9780241953280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.48
€ 11.99
€ 9.48
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Sheppard, Tom. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 maps & diagrams, 351 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBA; WN; WTLP; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 268 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Desert Winds Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953232468
- ISBN
- 9780953232468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.03
€ 48.03
Paperback. Records the author's visits to the Aran Islands in 1898-1901, when he was gathering the folklore and anecdotes out of which he forged "The Playboy of the Western World" and his other major dramas. Editor(s): Robinson, Tim. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140184327
- ISBN
- 9780140184327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.27
€ 14.99
€ 11.27
Paperback. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, which becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099598169
- ISBN
- 9780099598169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.02
€ 13.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Offers a long-overdue corrective to the mythology and the mystique which has plagued the study of pirates and served to deny them their rightful legitimacy as subjects of investigation Editor(s): Pennell, C. R. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KJ; 1QSA; 1QSM; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814766781
- ISBN
- 9780814766781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.59
€ 33.99
€ 30.59
Paperback. 'Toibin writes prose of a heart-breaking beauty' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178 194pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330373586
- ISBN
- 9780330373586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.88
€ 10.99
€ 9.88
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442075
- ISBN
- 9780752442075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Paperback. DUBLIN Dublin is a city much visited and deeply mythologized. In this book, the author finds hidden places and untold stories in underground rivers of the Liberties, on the derelict sites once earmarked for skyscrapers in Ballsbridge, in the twenty Dublin homes once inhabited by Joyce, and on the beach at Loughshinny. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241966129
- ISBN
- 9780241966129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.71
€ 12.99
€ 9.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sheridan House Australia Pty Ltd Australia
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 344
- SKU
- 9781574090659
- ISBN
- 9781574090659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 75 Anniversary Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515337
- ISBN
- 9780873515337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.52
€ 26.52
Paperback. In 1763, Tobias Smollett set sail from Folkestone to Boulogne. He would not return to England for two years, during which time he travelled extensively through much of France and Italy. This title presents a revealing portrait of 18th century Europe at a time when Marie Antoinette had just become queen of all France. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DST; 3JF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848853058
- ISBN
- 9781848853058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.97
€ 14.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Part political inquiry, part travel journal, part-self exploration, "Seek" is a collection of essays by an award-winning novelist out to explore himself and his life in the company of those who live on the edges of society. His travels take him from hippy conventions to war-torn Liberia Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413772756
- ISBN
- 9780413772756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.95
€ 14.99
€ 13.95
Paperback. A true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, and surpasses them in scientific achievements. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFJ; 3JH; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393346237
- ISBN
- 9780393346237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.91
€ 16.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. "Uncommonly good .. makes a compelling case that .. intellectual curiosity not only changed Europe, but launched modernity." -Cleveland Plain Dealer Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349795
- ISBN
- 9780393349795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.91
€ 16.99
€ 15.91
Hardback. Motorcycle Diaries for a new generation, this long-awaited volume provides a panoramic portrait of art and life across the twentieth century. Editor(s): Diano, Giada; Gleeson, Matthew. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 drawings, 30 facsimile pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 244 x 43. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490019
- ISBN
- 9781631490019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.89
€ 35.99
€ 23.89