New in Stock - October 2008

Amongst our newly arrived stock this month, we have had an influx of exciting new maps imported from abroad, ranging diversely from specialist interests such as European railway networks and a Polish area of ‘bats and bunkers’, to the downright useful road maps and atlases for those holiday tours. We’ve got some great new travel literature in the form of Paul Theroux’s latest masterpiece and the paperback version of Jay Griffith’s spectacular Wild. Don’t miss the 2009 South American Handbook from those experts at Footprint, as it has returned in its classic hardback.

Large physical map of Europe with political boundaries, showing the railway network graded into 18 different types of lines. The base map with very fine cartography clearly shows mountain ranges. Coverage extends to beyond the Urals and the eastern side of the Caspian Sea, large part of the Middle East with most of Iraq and Iran, and the coast of North Africa, and includes railway lines in all.

Europe Rail Map
£11.50 Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 4 to 5 weeks

The South American Handbook 2009 from Footprint is the 85th annual edition of these highly respected guides, and this edition marks a return to the much-loved hardback format. As the publisher who made their name with South America guides, Footprint have become synonymous with excellence and quality in South American travel advice.

South American Handbook 2009
£22.50 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

A much revised edition of this indexed road map of the Ardennes, Belgium's most popular holiday area. The map extends from Liège to the French border, including the whole of Luxembourg, and westwards to beyond Charleroi. Detailed presentation of the region’s road network includes minor roads “with poor trafficability”. Railway lines are marked and the map also shows long-distance footpaths.

The Ardennes
£14.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy, ‘Little People in the City’ brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu, a street artist who for several years has been leaving little people in the bustling city to fend for themselves, waiting to be discovered. Meticulously crafted and delightfully observed, the tableaux are inspired: ‘They’re not pets, Susan,’ says a stern father who has just shot a (giant) bumblebee, its' wings sparkling in the evening sunlight...

Little People in the City - the Street Art of Slinkachu
£10.00 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Detailed recreational map of "the Land of Bunkers and Bats" - a fascinating region of western Poland around the town of Miedzyrecz, with underground military fortifications build by Germany in the late 1930s and extended in 1945, now part of one of Europe’s largest bat reserves. The map covers an area of approximately 22.5 x 26km (14x17 miles), centred on the town of Miedzyrecz.

Miedzyrzecz Fortified Region: the Land of Bunkers and Bats
£5.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

In “Ghost Train to the Eastern Star” Paul Theroux recreates the classic 1975 journey across Europe and Asia that he documented in “The Great Railway Bazaar”. This exceptional journey - from London, through Europe and Central Asia to India, then through South East Asia to Japan, and back through Russia, largely by train - is one of the most incredible journeys of its time, and “The Great Railway Bazaar” secured Theroux’s place in the pantheon of great travel writers.

Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
£20.00 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Detailed road atlas of Belarus with over 150 street plans and English language map legends. Road network includes unpaved cart roads as well as field and forest tracks. Locations of petrol stations, car repair facilities and border crossings are marked and intermediate distances are shown on all paved roads. Railways are shown with stations and local stops.

Belarus Road Atlas
£32.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The paperback version of Wild - An Elemental Journey, in which Jay Griffiths describes an extraordinary odyssey, courageous and sometimes dangerous, to wildernesses around the world and into which she invests everything she has. During seven epic years exploring threatened wildernesses of earth, ice, water, fire and air, Griffiths also discovers and relishes in wildness itself.

Wild - An Elemental Journey
£7.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

A Journey Through Every Country on the Continent

The definitive pictorial guide to Europe, a beautifully illustrated set of country profiles for every country on the continent, stretching as far east as Azerbaijan. Compiled by Lonely Planet’s expert writers, more than 50 profiles marvellously capture the spirit of each country, covering every aspect of a nation’s culture.

The Europe Book: A Journey Through Every Country on the Continent
£25.00 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The most comprehensive road atlas of Europe: A4 hardback, 6cm/ 2.5" thick (and correspondingly heavy!), with street plans of over 60 cities. All the sections are colour coded for easy access. Multilingual map legends and all the text include English. The opening section of the atlas lists Europe’s top 500 best sights, ranging from interesting towns to great works of art and natural sites.

Europe Top 500 Tips Road Atlas
£24.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours