Evia (Euboea) with Skyros at 1:110, 000 on a double-sided, contoured & GPS compatible, topographic road map from Anavasi printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. The map divides Evia north/south, with coverage on the southern half extending to the outskirts of Athens; the northern half extends west to Livadia. Contours at 100m intervals, enhanced by relief shading & altitude colouring, plus spot heights & plenty of names of peaks, mountain ranges, etc, provide & excellent picture of the region’s topography. Names of most towns & villages are in both Greek & Latin alphabets; names of geographical features & of places of interest highlighted on the map vary, with some shown only in Greek. Road network differentiates between asphalted & unsurfaced roads & indicates difficult roads. Driving distances are shows on main & selected local roads & locations of petrol stations are marked. Railway lines & ferry connections are included. Symbols highlight various places of interest including campsites & mountain refuges, archaeological sites, monasteries, beaches, harbours & marinas, etc. For GPS users UTM grid is drawn at 5-km intervals, with additional crosshairs for latitude & longitude at 1’ intervals. The index is in the detachable map cover.A special feature of this edition are bilingual descriptions of 12 best natural sites highlighted on the map. Map legend & the text include English. ...

Map No. 1263, Evian-les-Bains, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Compelling period fiction for 9+ readers from the Waterstones Children`s Prize shortlisted Helen Peters. Evie couldn`t be angrier with her mother. She`s only gone & got married again & has flown off on honeymoon, sending Evie to stay with a godmother she`s never even met in an old, creaky house in the middle of nowhere. It is all monumentally unfair. But on the first night, Evie sees a strange, ghostly figure at the window. Spooked, she flees from the room, feeling oddly disembodied as she does so. Out in the corridor, it`s 1814 & Evie finds herself dressed as a housemaid. She`s certain she`s gone back in time for a reason. A terrible injustice needs to be fixed. But there`s a housekeeper barking orders, a bad-tempered master to avoid, & the chamber pots won`t empty themselves. It`s going to take all Evie`s cunning to fix things in the past so that nothing will break apart in the future... Absorbing, brilliant storytelling from the author of The Secret Hen House Theatre, The Farm Beneath the Water & The Jasmine Green Series for younger readers. ...

Evighedsfjorden Hiking Map No. 16 at 1: 75, 000 part of a series covering the Coastal areas of Greenland at 1:100, 000 or 1:75, 000 of GPS compatible contoured topographic maps from Greenland Tourism, indicating both recommended hiking trails & snowmobile routes, plus camping places, youth hostels, etc. Contours lines are at 25m intervals & additional altitude colouring. The maps provide a very detailed picture of the terrain, showing topographic features such as rivers & streams with fords, sand or gravel shoreline, marshes, boulder fields, etc. Recommended hiking trail are marked, as well as snowmobile routes. The maps show local settlements & connecting roads & tracks. Symbols indicate locations of heliports, general stores, medical facilities, youth hostels or huts, camping terrain, viewpoints, etc.A grid gives UTM co-ordinates plus latitude in steps of 5' & longitude in 10'. The maps are printed on waterproof & tear-resistant paper. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse selected titles have notes, in English, with advice on hiking in Greenl&, as well as descriptions of the area, including plans of main settlements highlighting important buildings & institutions. Some maps are double-sided to provide a wider coverage.

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Evighedsfjorden Hiking Map No. 16 at 1: 75, 000 part of a series covering the Coastal areas of Greenland at 1:100, 000 or 1:75, 000 of GPS compatible contoured topographic maps from Greenland Tourism, indicating both recommended hiking trails & snowmobile routes, plus camping places, youth hostels, etc. Contours lines are at 25m intervals & additional altitude colouring. The maps provide a very detailed picture of the terrain, showing topographic features such as rivers & streams with fords, sand or gravel shoreline, marshes, boulder fields, etc. Recommended hiking trail are marked, as well as snowmobile routes. The maps show local settlements & connecting roads & tracks. Symbols indicate locations of heliports, general stores, medical facilities, youth hostels or huts, camping terrain, viewpoints, etc.A grid gives UTM co-ordinates plus latitude in steps of 5` & longitude in 10`. The maps are printed on waterproof & tear-resistant paper. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse selected titles have notes, in English, with advice on hiking in Greenl&, as well as descriptions of the area, including plans of main settlements highlighting important buildings & institutions. Some maps are double-sided to provide a wider coverage.

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Agatha Christie`s exotic seaside mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun...she had been strangled. Ever since Arlena`s arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent `crime of passion` have been something more evil & premeditated altogether? ...

Agatha Christie`s exotic seaside mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun... she had been strangled. Ever since Arlena`s arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent `crime of passion` have been something more evil & premeditated altogether? ...

Map No. 10006, Evje, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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Evo Päijänne Ilvesvaellus area of Finland at 1:25, 000 in a series of beautiful & informative maps of popular outdoor leisure areas with cartography of the country’s topographic survey. Excellent use of colours, shading & symbols provides a very detailed picture of the terrain & vegetation. Extensive overprint highlights routes for hiking, and/or other outdoor pursuits, a wide variety of accommodation, from hotels & holiday villages to Lapland tepees, food & fuel supplies, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude. Map legends include English. ...

Hailed by the poet & architectural historian Sir John Betjeman as ”a genius at photography”, Edwin Smith (1912-1971) was one of Britain`s foremost photographers. At the time of his death, he was widely regarded as without peer in his sensitive renditions of historic architecture & his empathetic evocations of place. The recurrent themes of Smith`s work
- a concern for the fragility of the environment; an acute appreciation of the need to combat cultural homogenization by safeguarding regional diversity; & a conviction that architecture should be rooted in time & place
- are as pressing today as when Smith first framed them in his elegant compositions. By providing the first in-depth survey of his work, this book introduces Smith`s poignant imagery to a new generation. ” Evocations of Place” is the first study to put his work into its photographic & cultural context &

Includes:: many rarely seen images as well as previously unpublished correspondence.



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