Travel - Europe from Goldring Books

Istanbul: NET Turistik Yayinlar, 1988. Card covers are clean and unmarked internally clean, tight and unmarked - a Fine copy. 132 pages printed on glossy paper. illustrated. throughout with colour photographs. A most wonderful guide to Istanbul which covers its history, monuments, museums, historic mosques, palaces and pailions together with its market places, Bosphorous and Prince's Islands. … Read more

London: Pavilion, 1989. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A Rectangular format volume of 160 pages with photographs by John Ferro Sims and commentary by Lisa St. Aubin De Teran. The beauty and variety of the Italian landscape exert a powerful appeal on all who go there. Generations of travellers - poets… Read more

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1989. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. A large format volume of 319 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Mayotte Magnus. John Ardagh, well known for his authoritative studies of France, extends his range to give a picture of the French regions as seen in literature. He explores the many places that have inspired… Read more

London: Everyman Guides A near Fine unmarked copy. 419 pages. 9 maps and map endpapers. Over 1,500 specially commissioned illustrations, drawings and photographs. Both a practical guide and a detailed source of reference to the culture, art, architecture and customs of Andalusia. Eight detailed itineraries take you on a comprehensive tour of the region, extensive coverage of the religious arts… Read more

London: Collins, 1979. A Fine unmarked copy. 400 pages. New edition, comprehensively revised. Eve Borsook, an American art historian, describes in this guide with the insight of one long resident in Florence not only what is to be seen but why it is there. She is professionally engaged with Florentine monuments and with their origins in the… Read more

Oxford: Phaidon Press, 1986. A Fine unmarked copy. 259 pages. Over 260 colour ilustrations and 5 pages of maps. A comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to the treasures of Tuscany - towns, churches, castles, palaces and museums. In alphabetical order of town for easy reference 303. First. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Read more

London: Hogarth Press, 1961. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page with no inscription. A Very Good unmarked copy with dustjacket which has a hole in the back, some wear to edges and is not price clipped. 208 pages. William Sansom is one who not only travels hopefully, but also arrives at something strange, rare, funny, poignant or bizarre,… Read more

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 191 pages. Margaret Powell's first visit to Europe was a cut-price package tour with Albert when they won 50 pounds on the football pools. Now she is a successful author, the world her oyster, and it seemed the right time to have… Read more

London: Hogarth Press, 1964. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page with no inscription. A near Fine unmarked copy with G+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. 224 pages. 31 illustrations. Away to it all again goes Mr. Sansom, with his paint-box of words and his uncanny knack of noticing things which other travellers have passed by. He… Read more

London: Peter Garnett, 1950. Pictorial boards which have a touch of wear to front lower corner tip else unmarked. Internally there is a strip of age toning to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket is not price clipped. 60 pages. 18 Illustrations. 'A month in Corsica is ideal, two weeks tantalizing and six… Read more

London: The Travel Book Club, 1952. Brown title on yellow boarde which are unmarked with no wear. Internally there is light foxing to closed edges and endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has wear to top edge and is not price clipped. 269 pages. 9 sketch maps. The author is one of the most knowledgeable… Read more

Cologne: Taschen, 2002. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. A very large format volume of 400 pages. A luscious picture book of interiors and a guide to some of the most spectacular getaways in Europe. Featuring a selection of the most unique hotels and guesthouses from Sweden to Turkey. The book mixes gorgeous colour photographs with directions, contact… Read more

London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2005. A near Fine unmarked copy. vii + 296 pages. Fourth edition fully revised and updated. First appearing in 1984, the book has rapidly become the leading descriptive guide to the astonishingly varied network of rivers and canals that penetrate almost every region of France. It is full of fascinating information on the development and commercial… Read more

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1990. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A rectangular format volume of 160 pages illustrated throughout with colour photographs by David Gallant and text by Simon Cobley. The history of the Dordogne is as rich as its landscape is diverse and the beauty of its houses, churches and chateaux… Read more

London: John Murray, 1973. A near Fine copy (Fine apart from neat initials and date to front endpaper) with dustjacket which is price clipped. 185 pages. 12 illustrations. Lady Londonderry's Journal, published now for the first time, gives an extraordinary, gripping and vivid picture of 19th century Russia. A keen observer who writes in a curiously modern way, and… Read more

Stuttgart: Baedeker, 1958. A Fine unmarked copy vinyl bound with VG dustjacket. 256 pages. 22 maps and plans including a large fold out Benelux road map. 52 sketches. The volume is divided into four parts - Part A contains a general survey, including articles on geography, history, and art, and all the essential practical notes for the journey and one's… Read more

London: Methuen, 1951. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are very clean nad unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. 183 pages. Plan of Venice endpapers. 26 illustrations. A personal account of travelling in post-war Italy. The author visits Venice and those cities of north-east Italy which have played a part in the history of the… Read more

London: Robert Hale, 1988. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket . The second edition of the highly regarded book brings up-to-date information on all important legislative changes affecting foreigners and property purchase following Portugal's entry into the EEC. An enthusiastic and invaluable guide for those thinking of living in Portugal, either full time or for holiday homes, providing… Read more

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a small line of fading to lower front edge) with near Fine dustjacket. 202 pages. Illustrations by John Lawrence. Map endpapers. How does a community swept along in the wake of Venice's arrogant rise to power, react to the pressures and expectations of life in our technological society?… Read more

London: Bloomsbury, 1994. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Introduction by Harry Enfield (his son the comedian). What makes a man in his sixties want to cycle across France, sleeping in a tent at campsites from the Channel to the Mediterranean? His son put it down to a second childhood. His wife thoughtfully… Read more