One of the titles in a series of indexed provincial road maps with somewhat old-fashioned & cluttered cartography from the Automóvil Club Argentino. Road network indicates ACA’s services & petrol stations, as well as campsites approved by the Club. Symbols highlight places of interest, resorts, etc. Each title also

Includes:: street plans of main towns & enlargements of popular areas. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend & all the text is in Spanish only. In this title: double-sided sheet with the main map covering the two provinces & street plans of Salta & San Salvador de Jujuy & an index of placenames. On the reverse there are maps of the main roads into Salta & San Salvador & a description of tourist attractions.

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In free-spirited Paris, Jules & Jim live a carefree, bohemian existence. They write in cafes, travel when the mood takes them, & share the women they love without jealousy. Women like Lucie, flawless, an abbess, & Odile, impulsive, mischievous, almost feral. But it is Kate
- with a smile the two friends had determined to always follow before they even met her, but capricious enough to jump in the Seine from spite
- who steals their hearts most thoroughly. Henri-Pierre Roche was in his mid-seventies when he wrote this, his autobiographical debut novel. The inspiration for the legendary film, it captures perfectly with excitement & great humour the tenderness of three people in love with each other & with life.

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Writing in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne was fascinated by adventure & exploration. Collecting ” Five Weeks in a Balloon”, ” Around the World in Eighty Days”, ”A Journey to the Center of the Earth”, ” From the Earth to the Moon”, ” Round the Moon”, ” Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” & ” The Mysterious Island”, this omnibus offers a unique compilation of seven of Verne`s Voyages, stories in which he extrapolated developing technology & invention into marvellous fiction. This volume offers readers a generous introduction to Jules Verne, whose books are as alive today as they were for readers new to the ideas expressed in them during his time. This edition of the text is exquisitely bound in bonded-leather, with distinctive gilt edging & an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, & collectable, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young & old & are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library. ...

Rainbow- Helium balloons were one of aviation’s first successes. Since 1783, balloons have travelled the skies, often in unintended directions. Hand applied balloon strips. Hand woven netting & basket. Wooden toggles & sand bags. 42cm diameter x 70cm height If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

True Green- Helium balloons were one of aviation’s first successes. Since 1783, balloons have travelled the skies, often in unintended directions. Hand applied balloon strips. Hand woven netting & basket. Wooden toggles & sand bags. 42cm diameter x 70cm height If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

This superb collection of classic science fiction features the best of Jules Verne`s epic adventure stories, including Five ...

Accompanying the six-part BBC 2 series, the six walks featured in this book follow the old tracks, overgrown cuttings & ancient viaducts which are the legacy of ' The Beeching Axe'. Julia Bradbury looks at how the rise & fall of the railways has altered the lives of communities across the country. Today, many of the thousands of old branch lines which were closed in the 1960s are now the treasured stomping grounds of ramblers & hikers. This book follows six of these beautiful walks, all offering an insight into Britain's industrial heritage: the Monsal Trail in Derbyshire, Dolgellau to Barmouth in Snowdonia, Cornwall's Coast to Coast Trail, the Strathspey Railway, Weymouth to Portl&, & Callander to Loch Tay in Perthshire. Fully illustrated with maps & photographs of Julia walking the routes & the spectacular surrounding landscapes, Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks will inspire you to don your walking boots & explore Britain's lost rail empire. The book covers six different walks: 1. Derbyshire- The Monsal Trail 2. Snowdonia
- Dolgellau to Barmouth 3. Cornwall
- Coast to Coast Trail 4. Speyside
- The Strathspey Railway 5. Weymouth
- Harbouring History 6. Perthshire
- Callander to Loch Tay




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The companion to the BBC series Wainwright Walks, with Julia Bradbury following in the footsteps of famous fell-walker & guide writer AW Wainwright. The series

Includes:: beautiful aerial sequences of Lakeland icons Blencathra & England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike. It was first broadcast in 2008 & regularly repeated on BBC4 & BBC2, most recently in December 2011. The book collects together all ten of the walks from Series I & II, with clear directions & Julia's commentary on her experience of the walks. Stills from the original series are augmented by the famous line drawings from Wainwright's original books, & evocative landscape photography by Derry Brabbs.

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The much-loved fellwalker Alfred Wainwright created one of the truly great walking challenges
- to walk across the whole of Engl&.
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Julia & Simca are two young friends who agree that you can never use too much butter
- & that it is best to be a child forever.
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