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  • Among the Tibetans
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    Isabella Bird writes of her adventures in a manner that captivates her readers Isabella L Bird (1831 - 1904) was a 19th century British traveler and writer. Since her father was a Church of England priest the family moved many times during her childhood. Bird traveled to Colorado when she heard the air was very healthy. She covered the 800 miles on horseback riding like a m...
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    15,07 €

  • A Lady’s Life In The Rocky Mountains (1886)
    Isabella Lucy Bird
    A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains is a travelogue written by Isabella Lucy Bird and first published in 1886. The book chronicles Bird’s journey through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah in the late 19th century. Bird was a British traveler and writer who had previously explored Australia, Hawaii, and the American West. In 1873, she set out on a solo journey ...
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    36,50 €

  • Korea and Her Neighbours - A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country
    Isabella Bird Bishop
    This antiquarian volume contains a vivid description of nineteenth century Korea written by Isabella Bird Bishop. This account comprises an interesting and insightful narrative of travel, with an account of the vicissitudes and contemporary state of society in the country. This text is as much of an exploration of Victorian mindsets as it is an exploration of foreign lands, and...
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    43,39 €

  • The Hawaiian Archipelago - Six Months Amongst The Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, And Volcanoes Of The Sandwich Islands
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    33,24 €

  • Among the Tibetans
    Isabella Lucy Bird
    Bird was born in Boroughbridge in 1831 and grew up in Tattenhall, Cheshire.[1] As her father Edward was a Church of England priest, the family moved several times across Britain as he received different parish postings, most notably in 1848 when he was replaced as vicar of St. Thomas’ when his parishioners objected to the style of his ministry. ...
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    15,07 €

  • A Ladys Life in the Rocky Mountains
    Isabella Lucy Bird
    Isabella L Bird (1831 - 1904) was a 19th century British traveler and writer. Since her father was a Church of England priest the family moved many times during her childhood. Bird traveled to Colorado when she heard the air was very healthy. She covered the 800 miles on horseback riding like a man and not sidesaddle. During her adventure she wrote a series of letters home to h...
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    21,59 €

  • Unbeaten Tracks in Japan - An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko
    Isabella Lucy Bird
    This classic book is Isabella L. Bird’s 1878 travelogue, “Unbeaten Tracks In Japan - An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko”. After deciding to go to Japan in 1878, Bird travelled 1,400 miles by horse, boat, and foot, and wrote down all that she saw and did. This fascinating volume constitutes the first chronicl...
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    37,36 €

  • A Lady’s Life In The Rocky Mountain (1881)
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird, a British traveler, writer, and naturalist. The book chronicles her journey through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the late 19th century. Bird’s vivid descriptions of the rugged terrain, the flora and fauna, and the people she encounters on her journey make the book a fascinating read. She als...
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    36,50 €

  • A Ladies Life in the Rocky Mountains
    Isabella Lucy Bird
    Isabella L Bird (1831 - 1904) was a 19th century British traveler and writer. Since her father was a Church of England priest the family moved many times during her childhood. Bird traveled to Colorado when she heard the air was very healthy. She covered the 800 miles on horseback riding like a man and not sidesaddle. During her adventure she wrote a series of letters home to h...
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    23,90 €

  • Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
    Isabella Lucy Bird
    The principal apartments in all Japanese houses are at the back, looking out on these miniature landscapes... A lake, a rockwork, a bridge, a stone lantern, and a deformed pine, are indispensable; but whenever means and circumstances admit of it, quaintnesses of all kinds are introduced. Small pavilions, retreats for tea-making, reading, sleeping in quiet and coolness, fishing ...
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    26,64 €

  • On Horseback in Hawaii
    Isabella Bird
    Think of all the clichés that come to mind when you consider the romantic word 'Hawaii.' Palm trees, hula dancers, sun-drenched beaches, an untouched tropical culture. Now interject a group of hard-riding Mexican vaqueros chasing herds of imported wild cattle across the lush green mountain sides. Throw in a crew of Yankee swindlers and missionaries bent on conquering  the islan...
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    17,89 €

  • A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird, a British woman who traveled alone through the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. The book is a collection of letters that Bird wrote to her sister during her journey, detailing her experiences and observations of the landscape, wildlife, and people she encountered. Bird’s writing is vivid ...
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    36,71 €

  • The Englishwoman In America
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    The Englishwoman In America is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird, a Victorian-era British traveler and writer. The book is a vivid account of her journey through the United States in the mid-19th century. Bird’s writing style is descriptive and engaging, and she provides a unique perspective on American life and culture during this time period. She travels through variou...
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    31,22 €

  • The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird. The book is an account of her journey through the Malay Peninsula, which was then known as the Golden Chersonese. The author provides a detailed description of the people, culture, and geography of the region. She also shares her personal experiences and adventures during her journey, includi...
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    37,55 €

  • The Hawaiian Archipelago
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    The Hawaiian Archipelago is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird, a renowned British explorer and writer, describing her experiences during her journey to the Hawaiian Islands in the late 19th century. The book is a detailed account of her travels across the archipelago, including her observations of the local culture, customs, and traditions of the Hawaiian people. Bird’s ...
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    38,89 €

  • Unbeaten Tracks In Japan
    Isabella L. Bird / Isabella LBird
    Unbeaten Tracks In Japan is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird, a British explorer and writer. The book chronicles her journey through Japan in the late 19th century, during a time when the country was just beginning to open up to the outside world. Bird’s travels take her to remote areas of the country that were largely untouched by Western influence, and she provides vi...
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    36,18 €

  • A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
    Daniel J. Boorstin / Isabella L. Bird
    In 1872, Isabella Bird, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes ’in search of health’ and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel. In 1873, wearing Hawaiian riding dress, she rode her horse through the American Wild West, a terrain only newly opened to pioneer settlement. The letters that make up this volume were first published in 1879. They tell...
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    9,91 €

  • Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan
    Isabella L. Bird
    Isabella Bird spent much of 1890 roaming the exotic lands of Persia and Kurdistan, traversing the coast and secluded towns and villages, keeping this vivid, descriptive, diary of local life and culture.While much of Europe had industrialized over the century prior, the Middle East of the late 19th century had not undergone such a transformation. Isabella Bird traversed Persia -...
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    12,14 €


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