The first major study of travel writing as a literary form and of travel as a cultural phenomenon. Weaving biography, history, and literary criticism together, Cocker explores the lives and works of a dozen major explorer/writers and paints fascinating portraits of the places that have obsessed them. Photographs.
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The first major study of travel writing as a literary form and of travel as a cultural phenomenon. Weaving biography, history, and literary criticism together, Cocker explores the lives and works of a dozen major explorer/writers and paints fascinating portraits of the places that have obsessed them. Photographs.
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Good in good dust jacket. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Pantheon Books, 1992, 1st American Edition, 8vo, 294 pages. Book and jacket in very good+ condition.
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Used Very Good in Good jacket. DJ has some small tears, edge and corner wear, but still intact. Front and back covers are almost undamaged, with very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact and undamaged with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. In very nice, but previously owned condition with minimal damage. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hard Back First American Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket in mylar cover. Tan quarter cloth with blue titles, beige boards. Slight wear to lower edges of boards. No other edgewear. Solid, square, sharp corners. Nine photographic reproductions. Interior is Fine. Bright, fine jacket is not clipped. A pioneering study of travel writing as a literary form and of travel as a cultural phenomena; an intermixture of history, biography, literary criticism. Illustrations. ix + 294 pages. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Pantheon Books, New York, 1993.