London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003. xii, 620 pages, maps, text-ills, bibliography, index. Remainder line on the lower page edges. Cloth boards, in dust-jacket which has a 55 mm tear/cut from the lower edge of the front panel by the spine. An anthology of travel writing from around the globe and spanning several centuries.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019422
Title: A Book of Lands and Peoples
Author: Newby, Eric
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0007149395
ISBN 13: 9780007149391
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2003
Keywords: travel Writing Anthology De Cadamosto Tobias Smollett Cecil Beaton Queen Victoria Ruy Gonzales De Clavijo Amazons Samarkand Sir Francis Younghusband Kashgar Joseph Banks Indians Daisy Bates Haile Selassie Addis Ababa Julia Charlotte Maitland Madras Murk T
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