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On Sacred Ground: Malta - Travel Journal of an Artist
by Conway, Ann-Rosemary
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- 2008
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Victoria, B.C.: Dream Hill Studio, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good-. Conway, Ann-Rosemary. An illustrated journal of the author's search for the "Sacred Feminine," specifically in Malta. Colourfully illustrated green soft cover with yellow titling on front, illustrated end papers, colour illustrations throughout, 91 pages. Cover has minor shelf wear, ink inscription on title page, some small pale spots… Read more about this item Item Price
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San Francisco: The Musical History Tour
by Selvin, Joel
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1996
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- Soft cover
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- 9780811810074
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San Francisco, Ca: Chronicle Books, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. Subtitled: "A guide to over 200 of the Bay Area's most memorable music sites." In this book by Joel Selvin, the main man on the nightlife beat for the san Francisco Chronicle, he shares the stories, legends, and secrets behind the clubs, recording studios, homes, and final resting… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pilgrim's Guide to The Sacred Earth, The
by Miller, Sherrill
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- 1991
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- Soft cover
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- 9780888333537
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good-. Milne, Courtney, Photographer. A Travel Guide by Sherrill Miller, with photo tips by Courtney Milne. Book is signed by both Sherrill Miller and Courtney Milne. Book "highlights the adventures of two contemporary pilgrims exploring some of the most ancient and mysterious sites on earth.and offers readers a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Voyage Dans Les Hebrides
by Johnson, Samuel & James Boswell
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- Soft Cover in Wraps
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- 9782729106959
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Paris, France: ELA La Difference. Soft Cover in Wraps. Very Good. Written in French. Translated from the English and annotated by Marcel Le Pape with the collaboration of Marc Le Pape; introduction by Maurice Denuziere. Blue soft cover with white titling, fifteen pages of black and white illustrations, 482 pages. Book is in a blue and white dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Back to Vietnam: Tours of the Heart
by Logan, R. Bruce; Head, Elaine
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- As New
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- 2013
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- Soft cover
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- 9780991762309
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Salt Spring Island: Joth Press, 2013. Soft cover. As New/-. Bronze Medal Award from the Military Writers Society of America. Remembering war, finding peace; a poignant story set in a beatiful, bewildering country. Illustrated soft cover, signed by both authors to title page, two clusters of full colour photographs, 341 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard… Read more about this item Item Price
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Living in Two Countries
by Keene, Donald
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- Very Good
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- 1990
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- Paper Covered Boards
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Japan: Asahi Press, 1990. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Edited with Notes by Masanori Toyota. Book has some Japanese text. Chapters include: Springtime in Japan; Can the Japanese Become True Cosmopolitans? The Treatment of Foreigners; Japanese Men; Education Today; The Purity of the Japanese Language; Japanese Food; Japanese Women; Things I Miss about Japan While Away &… Read more about this item Item Price
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Loughcrew:The Cairns - A Guide to an Ancient Irish Landscape
by McMann, Jean
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- Soft cover
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- 9780952198703
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Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland: After Hours Books. Soft cover. Very Good-. This guide is the first publication in more than a hundred years devoted exclusively to one of Ireland's largest neolithic cemeteries: the 5,000-year-old passage tombs on Sliabh na Cailli in the north midlands of Ireland. It includes history and folklore and concludes with interpretations of the uses… Read more about this item Item Price
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Album Geographique, Tome III, Les Regions Temperees
by DuBois, Marcel & Camille Guy
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- 1899
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- Half-Leather
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Paris: Armand, Colin & Cie,, 1899. Half-Leather. Volume 3 of a five-volume set, written in French: an attractively illustrated look at the temperate regions of the world, Green cloth with black titling on spine, black publisher's logo on back, black titling on white faux labels with decorative leafy borders on front, speckled text block edges, grey end papers, illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
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By Degrees
by Moses, Richard
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- New
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- 2003
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- Soft cover
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- 9781412005074
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Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing, 2003. Soft cover. New/-. SIGNED by author. Stories of the author's trip "around the world by tramp freighter." Colourfully illustrated soft cover with black and white titling, illustrated with black and white photographs, 246 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but… Read more about this item Item Price
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From Mineral Springs to Bed Springs: A History of Hotels and Resorts in the Foothills of the Smokies
by Tipton, Missy & Paulette Ledbetter
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- Soft cover
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- 9780595454570
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Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: iUniverse. Soft cover. Very Good. Spring House, located at the Montvale Springs Hotel, and a wide variety of other vintage photographs document the history of a sampling of inns and resorts found in the foothills of the Smokies from the 1700s to the present. Black and white illustsrated soft cover with white and black titling,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of India, The
by Jung, Anees
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Good+
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- First Edition.
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9788170020554
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New Delhi: Himalayan Books, 1990. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. A book on India, written by journalist and author Anees Jung, who authored "When a Place Becomes a Person," "Unveiling India - A Woman's Journey," "Flash Points - Poems in Prose." Red hard cover with white titling, blue end papers, text is in larger-than-average print, 255 pages.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Early Midwestern Travel Narratives: An Annotated Bibliography 1634-1850
by Hubach, Robert R.
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- Hardcover
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- 9780814328095
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Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. Hardcover. Very Good+/-. Book is "one of the most comprehensive, well-organized regional studies of American travel literature every published." Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, publisher's advertising at back of book, 149 pages. This handsome book appears to be without flaws. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel… Read more about this item Item Price
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Romney Marsh
by Piper, John
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- Fair
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- First Edition.
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Penguin Books, 1950. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Fair. Piper, John. Piper describes and paints the Romney Marsh a southern English landscape in Kent. Boards covered with marbled paper, faux white label with black titling to front and spine, illustrated with water-colour paintings and drawings by John Piper, 36 pages plus16 colour plates. Light edge wear, previous owner's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kiwi in the Shetland Scattald, A
by Laurenson, Graeme
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- Good
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- First Edition.
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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New Plymouth, New Zealand: Greeme Laurenson, 1980. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. This book makes a contribution to the record of pioneering life in New Zealand, and concentrates particularly on the Shetland Islanders who came to regard New Zealand as their "Second Home". Blue boards with gilt titling on spine and front, end papers have black and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Foreign Exchange
by Evans, Julian, Editor
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London: Abacus/Sphere Books Ltd.. Soft cover. Very Good-. Bantock, Nick. Cover signed by artist Nick Bantock. Edited by Julian Evens, book contains new travel stories by Norman Lewis, Rose Tremain, Colin Thubron, Carlo Gebler, Nicholas Wollaston, Lisa St Aubin de Teran, Michel Deon, Clare Boylan, Fay Weldon, Anne Spillard, David Profumo. Cover art is by Nick Bantock, of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fading Pictures
by Bryant, Robin
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- Very Good
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9781857768237
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Sussex, England: Book Guild Ltd., 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A personal memoir of a priveleged colonial lifestyle as well as a picture of the country of Malaysia undergoing change. Black cloth with gilt titling on spine, illustrated throughout with simple, often amusing, black and white drawings. Two white stickers inside front cover, small areas of edge damage… Read more about this item Item Price
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Chiang Mai: A Portrait in Her 8th Century
by Promsao, Kannik, Maund, Lawrence
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- Very Good
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9789748547138
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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Within Books, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Numkarng, Wisan; Ejajukanon, Ittipon; Vajrasthira, Suvin; Henley, David. Chiang Mai is an ancient city founded in the 12th Century by Phaya Mangrai, a ruler from Muang Hiran Ngoen Yang, as the capital of hte kingdom Lanna. In seven hundred years of change, the city has seen both a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Qatar
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- 1992
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- Pictorial Cover
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Doha, State of Qatar: Ministry of Information & Culture, 1992. Pictorial Cover. Good. A book about Quatar - history, geography, heritage, government, modern life, resources and industry, etc. Colourful pictorial cover with blue titling, tan end papers, written in English and Arabic, illustrated throughout with handsome colour plates including three colour maps, unpaginated. Cover has light edge wear,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lecco Terzo Millennio/Third Millennium Lecco
by Borhi, Angelo
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- Very Good
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
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- 9788886509435
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Italy: Cattaneo Editore, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lanfranchi, Mauro, Photographer. Written in Italian and English, book is a look at the city of Lecco in Italy. Blue cloth with white titling on spine and front, illustrated end papers, illustrated throughout with stunningly beautiful colour photographs. 229 pages. Minor edge wear. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has minor edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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My Metamorphosis - A Tapestry of People, Places and Events
by Lansdale, Elizabeth
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- Soft cover
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- 9789608987906
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Greece: Enaretos Press. Soft cover. Very Good. Signed autobiography of Elizabeth Lansdale - her life in Greece and her asociation with The American Farm School in Thessaloniki for over forty years. Blue soft cover with black and white illustration and titling, black and white photographs throughout. 417 pages. Upper right corner of cover and first several pages have… Read more about this item Item Price
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