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 ...

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

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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One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

Julian Alps at 1:50, 000 on a GPS compatible, contoured hiking map from Sidarta with on the reverse details of 41 mountain huts, each annotated with main trails leading to it; also climbing areas, natural heritage sites, etc. The map covers the whole of the Triglav National Park, extending outside its boundary north to Kranjska Gora & the Austrian border, east to Bled, & south beyond Tolmin. In the north-west the Italian Julian Alps are included, with place names shown with their Slovenian versions. The map has contours at 20m intervals (25m in Italy), enhanced by relief shading & graphics, plus numerous spot heights & names of peaks & other geographical features. An overprint highlights waymaked trails, grading them according to the degree of difficulty. Locations of mountain huts are prominently marked & other symbols show campsites, bivouac places, hunting lodges, climbing areas, natural places of special interest, etc. For drivers, locations of petrol stations are also marked; the map also indicates local bus stops. The map has a 2-km UTM grid. On the reverse is information about 41 mountain huts, each illustrated by a drawing, plus full contact details, number of beds & seasonal opening months. Each hut has a diagram of showing hiking routes leading to it from other huts, peaks or car parks. Most are also illustrated with panorama drawings showing the relevant hiking routes. Also provided is a list of climbing areas, plus lists of cultural or natural heritage places of interest annotated with their GPS waypoints. Map legend & all the relevant text include English. ...