odyssey to China to trace his underpants back to their source. Along the way he discovers how global trade works and the history underlying the Chinese economic renaissance, one that is rapidly elevating China to the status of world economic superpower. He also grapples with chopsticks, his own prejudices and marvels at the contrast in one of the world’s oldest but fastest changing societies. A surprisingly thoughtful book on a frequently baffling country. 258pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


68438 COCONUT CHAOS by Diana Souhami A beguiling little book about Pitcairn Island which retells the familiar story of the mutiny on the Bounty. On 27th April 1789 Fletcher Christian, master’s mate on HMS Bounty, took a coconut from the supply on the quarterdeck. He thought this an ‘act of no consequence’ but consequences followed - mutiny, a 3,000 mile journey across the Pacific in an open boat without maps and with starving men, the colonising of Pitcairn Island and, 200 years later, the seduction of the narrator in a rudderless yacht on stormy seas. Fact and fiction is interwoven. 260pp with illus. £8.99 NOW £2.75


68582 QUEST FOR KIM: In Search of Kipling’s


Great Game by Peter Hopkirk This is a book for all who love Kipling’s Kim, that masterpiece of Indian life in which he immortalised the Great Game. Fascinated since childhood by this strange tale of an orphan boy’s recruitment into the Indian Secret Service, Peter Hopkirk here retraces Kim’s footsteps across Kipling’s India to see how much of it remains. To attempt this with a fictional hero would normally be pointless, but Kim is different. For much of this Great Game classic was inspired by actual people and places, thus blurring the line between the real and the imaginary. 274pp, paperback. £10.99 NOW £5.50


68757 VENICE: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd Ackroyd here turns his unparalleled skill at evoking place to Italy and Venice, that city of myth, mystery and beauty. He leads us through the fascinating history of the city, from those first refugees who arrived in trepidation through the lagoon’s mists, through the rise of a great mercantile state and trading empire and wars against Napoleon, to the armies of tourists that flock there today. Here are the merchants on the Rialto, the Jews in the ghetto, the mosaics of St Mark’s, the glassblowers of Murano, the carnival masks, the leper colonies, the doges, the destitute and the great artists - Bellini, Titian and Tintoretto among them. Here too are the wars and sieges, scandals and seductions, the crowds in the markets and the perpetual dark undercurrent of Venetian society, the shadowy corners, dead ends, disappeared people and prisons and punishment. Romantic and packed with facts. 403pp, dazzling colour and b/w plates. £25 NOW £10


68879 PARISIANS: An


Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb


In a treasure trove of true vignettes, culled from the author’s insatiable historical readings and lit by his imagination, the City of Paris is re- seen through the experiences of its inhabitants. Ranging from 1750 to the new millennium and beyond, here are tales of adulterers, policemen, murderers, prostitutes, revolutionaries, poets, soldiers and


spies, all of which reveal the personality of the city in some way. The reader is shown that the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Café de Flore and Montmartre are the merest sideshows in a darker, stranger, more fragmented history, sprinkled with mystery and magic. 476 paperback pages illus in colour and b/w, map, chronology. £11.99 NOW £5


55792 WORLD MAP OF 1611 BY PIETER VAN


DEN KEERE by Günter Schilder and James Welu First edition 1980 by Nico Israel of Amsterdam in an edition limited to 600 copies. The large world maps published in the first decade of the 17th century in Amsterdam reflected the rapid progress in the art of printing. The forerunners of van den Keere’s map, which has now been produced in full size facsimile here, show the names of four renowned cartographers who competed with each other - Willem Jansz (Blaeu), Petrus Plancius, Jodocus Hondius and Peter van den Keere. The earliest single cartographic works published by Jansz (1571-1638) include wall maps of the world, each drawn on a different projection. Our book introduces us to the life and work of Peter van den Keere, his cartographic work, the map of the world in 12 sheets, a history of the map, description, layout and decorative contents, the geographical contents, the second edition and a later edition by Jan Houwens. The first appendix gives a list of single sheet maps engraved and published by van den Keere until 1623, and the second the cartographic part of his inventory drawn up to 16th June 1623. 48 outsize pages measuring 17" x 21". Collector’s item. UK delivery only. ONLY £40


66754 VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS by Cecil Jane


First published in 1930 by the Argonaut Press, we have the 1970 facsimile reprint, a rare first edition published by Nico Israel of Amsterdam. The full title is The Voyages of Christopher Columbus Being the Journals of his First and Third, and the Letters Concerning His First and Last Voyages, to which is added the account of his second voyage written by Andres Vernaldez. Translated, edited and with an introduction and notes by Cecil Jane and illustrated with five maps, the itineraries are marked in red. From Lisbon, Columbus sailed to Palos and then proceeded to Seville, where he received a letter from Ferdinand and Isabella summoning him to come at once to Barcelona. 347pp in


elegant gold blocked hardback. ONLY £9


68937 WORLD CITIES: YESTERDAY


AND TODAY by Michael Swift Alexandria, Amsterdam, Antwerp...Warsaw, Washington, York - 57 great cities of the world are described by means of old maps and new satellite photographs in this sumptuous cartographical paradise. Rome gave the grid pattern to many ancient cities, and the pattern was copied in the New World at the end of the medieval period. A few centuries later, the Industrial Revolution and development of railways and canals resulted in the urban sprawl of industrial regions which we see today, with a steady move from the land to the city. Originally cities were surveyed physically, but 20th century aircraft photography improved accuracy, with satellite imaging now able to identity things which are impossible to see on the ground. Each of the world cities discussed in this book starts with a brief history, accompanied by a satellite image showing all or a significant portion of the city. Superimposed on the satellite image are coloured areas showing the extent of the historic maps which are then


reproduced on subsequent pages. A beautifully


produced book. 256pp, large landscape format, 250 colour


reproductions. £25


NOW £10


68868 DRIVING HOME: An American Scrapbook by Jonathan Raban


For over 30 years Raban has been writing about people and places in transition or on the margins. 20 years ago he moved from London to Seattle to live with his daughter, and Driving Home is a collection of his writings charting a course through the Pacific North-west, through American history and recent world events. The perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with his work, he writes of public and personal spaces, political, social and cultural landscapes, books, current affairs and literature. His tone is always intimate yet, with his outsider’s eye for the absurd, never nostalgic and always fresh. Variously frank, witty and highly provocative, this part essay, part diary collection sees America with an incomer’s clarity and a resident’s affection. 604pp. £20 NOW £8


66752 VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD by George Shelvocke


A voyage by way of the Great South Sea, performed in the years 1719 to 1722 in the Speedwell of London. Sailing in 1719 with an expedition to prey on Spanish ships, Shelvocke gave his superior officer the slip and proceeded on his own account. On this voyage occured the incident of the albatross which Coleridge used in his Ancient Mariner. After sailing along the coast of South America, he sailed up to California, where he noticed the soil might contain gold. Then he crossed over to China from where he returned to England. Arrested on two charges of piracy, he was acquitted and shortly after went to the European continent - as a very wealthy man. Printed on simile vellum, this is the 1971 facsimile of the 1726 original edition. 22.5 x 14cm, 512pp with gatefold map, four plates and numerous line illus. ONLY £9.50


66755 VOYAGES OF THE CABOTS AND THE


DISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA edited by James Williamson


First published in 1929 by the Argonaut Press and here in rare 1970 facsimile, the full title is ‘The Voyages of the Cabots and the English Discovery of North America under Henry VII and Henry VIII, illustrated with 13 maps.’ It is edited by N. M. Penzer. In the 14th century, the nearer islands and guesswork caricatures of Africa appear in maps, but written narratives are for the most part lacking. West Africa and its islands take firmer shape in 15th century maps when men began to speculate on the road to India. Then in the last years of the century came discovery with a rush, of the Cape of Good Hope, the Antilles, South America, North America and Greenland. Diaz, Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci, Da Gama and Corte Real made them known, and year by year new promised lands floated above the horizon. This present volume differs in form from the others of the series like Drake’s World Encompassed or Ralegh’s Guiana. The story lies in a heterogeneous collection of short pieces, administrative documents, contemporary letters and extracts from histories and commentaries from 1497-1536. 290pp in elegant gold blocked hardback, 13 maps.


ONLY £15


66773 IRISH FAMILY NAMES MAP by Collins


A big, bright, colourful fold out map showing the arms and medieval locations from Donegal, Derry and Antrim in the north with names originating from there like O’Dermond and O’Docherty to Cork and Waterford in the south with names like Wyse and O’Brien. Quigley, we learn, is from County Mayo and the heraldic coat of arms is red with an orange decorated band. This one sided pictorial map shows the location of the counties from the 14th century to 17th century following the Anglo-Norman invasion. Softback. £4.50 NOW £2.50


66940 20TH CENTURY TRAVEL: 100


Years of Globe-Trotting Ads by Jim Heimann and Allison Silver A big, glossy, quality coffee table book of glamour and style. Whether aboard high-speed locomotives or ships, jets, or Greyhound buses, or when setting their own schedule on the open road, Americans demanded ever greater mobility and wider choice of destinations, thereby setting a new standard for travellers around the world. This volume features 400-plus colour advertisements for print publication from the Jim Heimann Collection that illustrate the evolution of leisure travel, from domestic to global, exclusive to popular, exotic to standardized and its crucial role in American culture. With an introduction, decade-by-decade analysis, and an illustrated timeline. 9" x 11½”, 392 pages.


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67072 ON FOOT TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Rene Freund


The “end of the world” of the title is Finisterre, the cape which completes the pilgrimage route to Santiago di Compostela. In 1998 the author and his wife were looking for a big trip and heard about the Camino, the pilgrimage trail on foot to the shrine of St James. At the same time their landlord gave them notice. The coincidence sent them in their walking boots to Le Puy in the French Massif Central, one of the four classical starting points for the pilgrimage. In the medieval town of Conques they spent the night in a monastery and in spite of not being religious attended Mass to be mesmerised by the power of the monks’ chanting. Arriving in the Pyrenees they froze again in Roncesvalles, then there was delectable Pamplona and a series of charming Spanish towns. 190pp. £12.99 NOW £3.50


67212 OUR MAN IN HIBERNIA by Charlie Connolly


Subtitled ‘Ireland, the Irish and Me’, this is a tale of emigration, love, language, people, history, faith and the occasional pint. Every St. Patrick’s Day millions don leprechaun hats and swallow pints of Guinness. Charlie Connolly was one of them. Here are this Londoner’s adventures living among the Irish. We learn why Barack Obama is an Irishman, how a tree stump can draw legions of businesses and why being on a pig’s back is a desirable thing. Charlie contrasts the shamrock- strewn image with the reality of life in modern Ireland. 309pp, paperback. £12.99 NOW £3


67314 SWEET LIBERTY by Joseph O’Connor Award-winning novelist Joseph O’Connor nurtured a passion for all things American from his childhood. As an adult he came up with the perfect tribute to that obsession - he would visit all the nine American towns, within nine different states, that are called Dublin, together with all the great cities and one-horse towns in between. Along the way he wittily deconstructs the legends of a whole pantheon of Irish American heroes from John F. Kennedy to Billy the Kid and asks was Elvis really Irish? Poignant, hilarious and skilfully basted with well-brewed blarney. 375pp in paperback. £8.99 NOW £2.75


67919 FALLING OFF THE EDGE: Globalization, World Peace and Other Lies by Alex Perry


Ever since the heady days of the collapse of Communism, international companies and governments the world over have embraced the idea of the Global Village, the shrinking, booming world from which everybody - in theory - benefits. So, asked Alex Perry, the award-winning foreign correspondent of Time magazine, do they? Travelling from the mountains of Afghanistan to the South China Sea and from the Sahara to Kathmandu, he has seen the real effects of globalisation at first-hand rather than from an air- conditioned office, and from where he stands the outlook is rather disturbing. We are taken to the Chinese boom city of Shenzhen where child labourers are paid under $4 a day, to Bombay, where million-dollar apartments overlook million-person slums, to southeast Asia where pirates prey on the world’s busiest shipping artery, to Afghanistan in the middle of a fire-fight between the Taliban and Special Forces and to post-apartheid Johannesburg, where it would appear that Mandela’s dream of a Rainbow Nation is, for the most part and for the majority of its people, a nightmare. We are shown that for every winner in this brave new world there are hundreds of losers, and be they Chinese or Eastern European gangsters, Indian Maoist rebels, African child soldiers or the Somali branch of Al Qaeda, they are all very, very angry. A real tour de force of frontline reporting. 16 pages of colour photos, 342pp. £16.99 NOW £5


68060 LOST CITY OF SOLOMON AND SHEBA:


An African Mystery by Robin Browne-Lowe How could African natives of south-central Africa know nothing of an earlier civilisation even though the evidence, in the form of vast, stone built towns, was all around them? Monuments, temples, forts, irrigation systems - some 15,000 derelict structures. And how could they have been unaware of the value of gold, even though that previous civilisation traded it? In 1893 the Royal Geographical Society sent teams to investigate the ancient civilisation and were amazed at what they found. Like a classic adventure story, the tale unfolds - a tale of great buildings, rare treasures, gold- hungry Egyptian pharaohs, King Soloman and the Queen of Sheba, intertwined with modern findings in the shape of DNA - to reveal a fascinating account of Zimbabwe’s literally golden history. 256pp, b/w illus. £20 NOW £5


67350 MADRID INSIDE OUT by The Map Group


A compass flips up to help you navigate on the spine of this very sleek and contemporary travel guide. A pen slides out of the spine from between the pocket sized book and the double pop-out maps. The first special pop-out map covers the capital city of Madrid and the second a much more detailed pop-up of the Centro itself with Puerta del Sol in the centre, the Museo Thyssen- Bornemisza and the Retiro Park to the east and the Royal Palace to the west. 64 page book with galleries and museums, hotels, entertainment, food, shopping, the arts.


£7.99 NOW £1.50


67351 MALLORCA INSIDE OUT by The Map Group


A compass flips up to help you navigate on the spine of this very sleek and contemporary travel guide. A pen slides out of the spine between this pocket-sized book and the double pop-out maps, one section covering the beautiful island of Mallorca and the second map the capital city of Palma in detail. The second section is a richly illustrated 64 page guide covering annual events, top restaurants, entertainment and the arts, resorts and beaches and disabled access.


£7.99 NOW £2 e-mail: orders@bibliophilebooks.com


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68104 MICHELIN GUIDE: Europe Tourist and Motoring Atlas


by Michelin Maps and Guides Over 40 countries are covered with 78 town and area plans, index of place names, sights and scenic routes highlighted and main road maps included in this huge spiralbound softback. Terrific value for money, we can rely on


Michelin, the leaders in accurate and easy-to-read mapping. Discover the cultural and tourist attractions en route with a wide range of pictograms and choose your itinerary and travel at ease with this clear presentation. 234pp in outsize softback. $24 NOW £3


68106 MICHELIN GREEN GUIDE CHATEAUX


OF THE LOIRE edited by Jonathan Gilbert The Loire Valley and Vendôme region is dotted with Romanesque churches, romantic ruined castles and houses and châteaux. Continue on to Lavardin, one of the prettiest villages in France, dominated by the ruins of a giant medieval fortress. Orléans and Sologne, Blois, Val de Touraine, which is like opening a jewellery case lined in lush green velvet, the jewels in the green fields are royal castles and down to the Saumur region, a vineyard of delights. Rated by the Michelin Star system, there are 53 easy-to-use and detailed plans and maps all in colour and an Address Book. 334pp, softback. £14.99 NOW £3.25


68108 MICHELIN GREEN


GUIDE NEW YORK CITY edited by Gwen Cannon NYC packs a staggering world of sights, sounds and sensations into its 320 square miles. A global melting pot, a cultural Mecca, a shopping wonderland, an economic powerhouse and a dining capital all rolled into one, we are in safe hands with this Michelin Green Guide. It gives a lively introduction to the area, its people and culture, what to see, where to stay and how to get around, top sights and attractions


ranked by star rating, suggested tours and itineraries, easy-to-use street plans and maps in colour, and places to stay and relax, chosen to suit every taste and budget. Softback, colour photos. 368pp. £14.99 NOW £3


68107 MICHELIN GREEN GUIDE DORDOGNE,


BERRY, LIMOUSIN edited by Jonathan Gilbert From Argentat to Vierzon by way of Bergerac, Limoges, Périgueux, and Sancerre, here are some marvellous suggestions for driving tours. There are themed tours, useful websites and Tourist Offices, what to do and see with calendar of events, books and films, where to stay and eat, nature, history, art and culture and the region today. Sights and attractions are rated by the Michelin Star system, there are 66 easy-to-use and detailed colour plans and maps and the suggestions in the Address Book are designed for every budget. 432pp, softback. £14.99 NOW £3.50


68109 MICHELIN GREEN GUIDE NORTHERN


FRANCE AND THE PARIS REGION edited by Gaven Watkins


Royal palaces, castles and cathedrals, the valleys of Picardy, the Artois region, the Opal coast, the Avesnois countryside, and Versailles to Chartres through the Rambouillet forest are just some of the suggested driving tours in this most beautiful region of France. There are themed tours - history, cultural heritage, traditions, local crafts and industry - what to pack, list of Tourist Offices and useful websites, 65 easy-to-use and detailed plans and maps, an Address Book with places to eat, drink, stay and relax for every budget. Rated by the Michelin Star system. Photos and colour maps. £14.99 NOW £3.50


68110 MICHELIN GREEN GUIDE ROME


edited by Gwen Cannon In the opening pages is a most useful gatefold colour map with the principal sights given the Michelin Star rating - Colosseo and the Vatican highly recommended, Domus Aurea recommended, S. Cecilia interesting etc. The Roman Forum and the Palatine, masterpieces of classical art in museums, early Christian, Renaissance, Baroque Rome architecture are all covered in


detail with galleries and chapels and churches not-to- be-missed and panoramic viewpoints. With opening times, telephone and website details and map references, colour photos, detailed plans such as the Vatican Museum floor by floor, artworks and sculptures, places to eat, drink, stay and relax, chosen to suit every taste and budget. 410pp, softback. £14.99 NOW £3


68111 MICHELIN GREEN GUIDE VENICE edited by Gwen Cannon


‘Planning Your Trip’ contains information about the best time to go, getting to the city and getting around, sightseeing, kids’ activities, basic facts and tips for making the most of your visit and a calendar of popular events and some useful words and phrases in Italian. The city’s attractions are arranged by neighbourhood or by Principal Site itself and given a Michelin Star rating for all attractions. 20 easy-to-use detailed street plans in colour, maps and colour photos, suggested tours and itineraries. 268pp, softback. £14.99 NOW £4


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