Tuesday 22 December 2009

Roget's thesaurus and the shorter oxford english dictionary

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Roget's thesaurus
published 1985 by book club associates
perhaps a thousand pages

The shorter oxford english dictionary volume 1
published by book club associates 1986
1280 pages
a-markworthy
volume 2
2682 pages
marl-zymurgy
plus addenda
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Wednesday 28 October 2009

My south african related books

Lonely planet;south Africa,lesotho and swaziland
published 1993
isbn 0 86442 158 3
526 pages plus 32 page safari page
perhaps 30 maps
about 10 colour pictures
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Discovering south africa;
treasury of travel
published;1986
author t.v. bulpin
isbn 0 947047 01 8
918 pages
no maps,methinks,bit 10-20 pictures
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Saturday 18 July 2009

Books etc I brought on my scotttish trip

OS maps

Ben nevis
isbn;978-0-319-22995-8
£6.00

fort Augustus
isbn;0-319-22634-4
£7.00

Loch Alsh,Glen Shiel and Loch Hourn
isbn;0-319-22355-8
£6.00

Ben nevis the mamores and the grey corries map
isbn 978-185137402-1
published by harvey


Celtic placenames of scotland
isbn;1 84158 323 5
by W.J.watson
£14.99
558 pages
first published in 1926

Scotland's west coast
An odyssey
published by lyrical scotland;2008
Photographs by allan wright
isbn;978-1-905683-36-9
£11.95
almost 130 pictures from kintyre to sutherland


Skye
by norman newton
published by david and charles;2007
isbn-13:9780-0-7153-2887-3
112 pages,perhaps a 100 pictures

I brought about 4 postcards,incluing one of eilean donan

TO BE CONTUINED

Monday 4 May 2009

Ordnance Survey Woodlands Walks, Walker's Britain and Holiday Which? Good Walks Guide

The ordnance Survey Woodlands Walks.
Published by Book club associates;1985 edition
Author;Gerald Wilkinson
520 pages
possibly 100 pictures and 100-200 maps
covers cornwall to north scotland

Walker's Britain
Published by Pan books and ordnance survey;1982
ISBN;0 330 26853 8
336 pages
perhaps 50 black and white photographs

over 240 walks and rambles from cornwall to highlands and islands

Holiday which? good walks guide
Published by consumer association/Hodder and stoughton;1987
isbn;0-340-40453-1
547 pages

186 walks and maps

Sunday 12 April 2009

My pyrenees books

Long Distance walks in the Pyrenees
Published by the crowood Press
Author;cHRIS Townsend
1991 edition
isbn;1-85223-391-5
127 pages
perhaps 30 colour pictures
perhaps10-20 line maps


The french pyrenees
published by Faber and fabe
Author;John Sturrock
1988 edition
ISBN;0-571-13741-5
11 BLACK an white pictures

Landscapes of the Pyrenees
piblished by sunflower books
Authors;Paul Jenner and Christine Smith
perhaps 20 maps and colour picures

Monday 16 March 2009

Footpaths of Europe;Walking through Brittany, Walks in the Auvergne

Walking through Brittany
Published 1989 by Robertson Mccarta Limited
ISBN1-85365-160-5
220 pages
About 100 maps but only one picture(front cover)
GRANDE RANDONNEE;GR39, GR347, GR37,GR34(a),GR341

Walks in the Auvergne
Published;as above
ISBN;1-85365-140-0
143 pages
almost 70 maps
grande randonnee;gr4.gr441,gr41,gr30,gr400

Monday 23 February 2009

Michelin guides; Brittany and Burgundy Jura

Michelin Guide to Brittany
469 pages
possibly 50 colour pictures and 50 maps.

gives details of shopping and accommodation for some towns etc

ISBN;978-2-06-712337-3

Michelin Guide to Burgundy Jura
467 pages
Possibly 50 colour pictures and 50 maps.

gives details of shopping and accommodation for some towns.

Covers wine region eg Beaune etc

Tuesday 20 January 2009

Zaire and Guide to the Ruwenzori

Zaire
Author;Christa Mang
Publisher;Bradt Publications
1991 edition
139 pages
Has about 10 black and white pictures
Also about 10 maps

Guide to the Ruwenzori
Authors;H.A. Osmaston and D. Pasteur
Publisher;West Col Productions
1972 edition
200 pages
Has 6 chapters, 10 maps, 15 figures and 16 plates, mostly black and white.

Sunday 18 January 2009

The Rough guide to Kenya and East Africa International Mountain Guide

The Rough Guide to Kenya by Richard Trillo comprises of 454 pages, has 56 maps, but no pictures.

1992 edition
PUBLISHED BY Harrap Columbus
ISBN 0-7471-0255-4

East Africa International Mountain Guide.
Author; andrew Wielochowski
Publisher;West Col Productions

151 pages, has maps almost every other page.

some black and white pictures.

brief ruwenzori chapter

ISBN 0 906227 29 1

Tuesday 6 January 2009

250 Tours of Britain and Illustrated Guide to Britain

250 Tours of Britain.
1987 edition
Published by Drive Publications Limited for the Automobile Association
Has 416 pages, perhaps 400-600 colour photographs.

Most Tours are of mainland Britain, exceptions being two tours on the Isle of Wight, and one each on the Isle of Man, Skye and Mull.

Index of perhaps over a thousand places, from Abberton Reservoir to Zennor.

AA Illustrated Guide to Britain
1985 Edition
Published by Drive publications Limited for the Automobile Association.
Has 544 pages, perhaps a thousand photographs, mostly colour.
There are 190 tours, with a useful addresses for the holidaymaker at the end(properbly out of date in my edition!).

Index of perhaps over a thousandPlaces, from abberley to Zennor.
Also a index of regional subjects.

Monday 5 January 2009

Belize Handbank and Backpacking in Mexico and Cenral America

My Belize Handbank is a 1991 Moon Publication, author Chicki Mallan.
ISBN 0-918373-57-3

It has 202 pages.21 colour photographs. circa 60 black and white pictures as well as 25 maps.

Backpacking in Mexico and Central America
A Guide for Walkers and Naturalists
Second Edition
Authors; Hilary Bradt and Rob Rachowiecki
Publisher; Bradt Enterprises
Isbn; 0-9505797-8-5

has 246 pages and at least 50 hikes

Has a few black and white pictures

Friday 2 January 2009

Lonely planet Travel Survival Kit Mexico and La Ruta Maya

My Mexico Travel Survival Kit guide is a 1989 edition with almost 940 pages, with 43 colour pictures, as well as a few black and white photographs.

My La Ruta Maya travel Survival Kit guide is a 1991 edition(1st),530 pages with 9 colour pictures(mainly mayan pyramids etc)

The guide covers covers Guatelema, Belize,the Yucatan and Chiapas areas of Mexico and part of Honduras(Copan area)