Essays & Travelogues

Off the coast of Istanbul, in the Marmara Sea, lie the Princes' Islands. An archipelago of unusual natural beauty, they have long been considered the maritime suburb of the imperial capital on the Bosporus and effectively shaped by its manifold history...

Garden design in England was entirely reinvented during the eighteenth century. The strictly symmetrical gardens of the French Baroque were replaced by artificial landscapes almost indistinguishable from natural scenery. What continues to govern our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781605203768Author John Lloyd StephensFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 644g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881900258Author Murray GunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 313g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788899385392Author Tribbioli LodoliFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint HumboldtPublisher Humboldt

First quality reprint of this famous travelogue. Relevant for anybody interested in Asia travels and colored plate books of the 19th century We were six white men in all - Our intention was to march from Simla due north to Le, the capital of Ladak;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788189738051Author Keki N. DaruwallaFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Niyogi BooksPublisher Niyogi Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783700170921Author Waldemar ZacharasiewiczFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Austrian Academy of Sciences PressPublisher Austrian Academy of Sciences...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970913364Author Matthew Mills StevensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Odysseus BooksPublisher Odysseus BooksWeight(grams) 821g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction 2004.Book InformationISBN 9780676975383Author Isabel HugganFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House USA...

The story of Egypt is the story of history itself-the endless rise and fall, the life and death and life again of the eternal human effort to endure, enjoy, and understand the mystery of our universe. Emerging from the ancient mists of time, Egypt met...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935412502Author Jamie SummerlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.Publisher Fitness Information Technology,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912436248Author Kris MoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Valley PressPublisher Valley PressDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 26mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901927146Author Val CaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Route PublishingPublisher Route Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781896300665Author John FirthFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint NeWest PressPublisher NeWest PressWeight(grams) 418g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894759908Author Adrienne FitzpatrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Caitlin PressPublisher Caitlin PressWeight(grams) 180g

In Lord Byron's lifetime, details of his travels were widely known through poems set in different countries, ranging from his homes in Scotland and England, through Europe and the Middle East, to the South Pacific and into extra-terrestrial realms. At...

Travel Writing in an Age of Global Quarantine is an anthology of travel accounts by a diverse range of writers and academics. Challenging conventional academic 'authority', each contributor writes, from memory during the Covid-19 lockdown, about a place...

The Journey Continues ... Traversing Canada, rounding Cape Horn, riding the Patagonian Pampas and Mongolian wilds. From Greek Islands to North Cape, through Thailand or along the Silk Road, Letson’s journeys reflect her curiosity and adventurous spirit...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839980879Author Ben P. RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 153g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839980817Author Ben P. RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 153g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785278044Author Gary FisherFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 153g

Achieve your solo female travel dreams with this empowering guide for women who want to see the world-perfect for anyone who has felt the tug of wanderlust after reading Wild, Eat Pray Love, or What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding.If you've ever...

The upper Arkansas River courses through the heart of America from its headwaters near the Continental Divide above Leadville, Colorado, to Arkansas City, just above the Kansas-Oklahoma border. Max McCoy embarked on a trip of 742 miles in search of the...

Travel through drowned forests, vanished villages and sinking cities: the lost lands of our past, present – and future.   ‘A rich, haunting account of lost lands and vanished futures.' Professor David Farrier, author of Footprints: In Search of Future...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839980848Author Ben P. RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 153g

Amy and Jimmie were not sailors. Their experience included reading a few books, watching a couple of instructional videos, and sailing once a week for a year. They were land-lubberly, middle-class twentysomethings, audacious and in love. All they wanted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307592378Author Chris StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 167gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Treading Ancient Trails Seeking solace after the death of her husband, Kim Letson discovers a passion for long- distance walking. Through historical and cultural prisms, accompanied by memories, curiosity, and friends, Letson connects ancient and modern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610350532Author Janice StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Linden Publishing Co IncPublisher Linden Publishing Co Inc

The road trip is a staple of modern American literature. But nowhere in American literature, until now, has a left-wing economist hit the road, observing and interpreting the extraordinary range and spectacle of U.S. life, bringing out its conflicts and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551643243Author Graeme Stewart MountFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose Books

Skyward is as much the memoir of great American explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. as it is a fascinating narrative of America's early aviation history, much of which Byrd shaped with his explorations as a naval pilot and pioneering scientist. Through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984531615Author Lin ArisonPage Count 135Imprint Chronicle Books (CA)Publisher Chronicle Books (CA)Weight(grams) 1070g

Many travelers to Paris have wondered, "What would it be like to live here?" An American Family in Paris describes the daily life and adventures of a family living in the Seventh Arrondissement, the heart of Paris, from 1983 to 1985. Focusing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970913388Author Matthew StevensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint Odysseus BooksPublisher Odysseus Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970913302Author Matthew Mills StevensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 396Imprint Odysseus BooksPublisher Odysseus Books

'The book grew out of a habit, early adopted when on her travels...of writing...an unpretending narrative of the previous day's proceedings to be sent home to her father.' Thus wrote Thomas Brassey of his wife Annie. As for his own account of their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780920897317Author Robert KroetschFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint NeWest PressPublisher NeWest PressWeight(grams) 544g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780919688797Author Robert Edison SandifordFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint DC Books,CanadaPublisher DC Books,CanadaWeight(grams) 210g