ilość książek w kategorii: 3695
Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingthorpe Through Time
ISBN: 9781848686632 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingthorpe Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Yorkshire. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of well-known streets and famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the historical context in which they are set, and through the author's factual captions for every picture, and carefully-selected choice of images, the reader can achieve a reliable view of the local...
Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingthorpe Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Yorkshire. Reproduced in full colour, ...
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81,98 zł |
Discovering the River Tamar
ISBN: 9781848688667 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 50-mile stretch of the River Tamar forms a unique county boundary between the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The Tamar's source is East Youlstone near Bude less than 4 miles from the north Cornish coast. But instead of flowing northward into the Atlantic Ocean it flows slowly south. through reed-fringed mudscapes passing the towns of Launceston, Gunnislake, and Saltash before widening out and eventually meeting the English Channel at Plymouth Sound. In the sound the river merges with the rivers Tavy, Plym and Lynher to form the Tamar Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The...
The 50-mile stretch of the River Tamar forms a unique county boundary between the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The Tamar's source is East Youlstone...
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81,98 zł |
Private Pictures: Soldiers' Inside View of War
ISBN: 9781848854437 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Snapshots taken by American soldiers of Iraqi prisoners stripped naked, humiliated and tortured shocked the world in 2004 but, as this remarkable book relates, soldiers have taken photographs of the gruesome or sociable, shocking or mundane aspects of war for more than 100 years. Now, with the twenty-first century shift to simple digital photography and internet communications, a glut of highly disturbing images -- videos and stills -- is being posted on the inernet by western forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, with alarming results. Private Pictures traces this unacknowledged genre of... Snapshots taken by American soldiers of Iraqi prisoners stripped naked, humiliated and tortured shocked the world in 2004 but, as this remarkable b... |
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114,50 zł |
Conflict and Costume: The Herero Tribe of Namibia
ISBN: 9781858946009 / Angielski / Twarda / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The magnificent traditional costume of the Herero of Namibia, southern Africa, is a stark reminder of the country's tumultuous past. In the late 19th century, the influence of missionaries and traders in German Southwest Africa led to the adoption by the Herero of the European dress of the day. Over time, the voluminous gowns, completed by a cattle-horn-shaped headdress, came to represent the cultural identity of the Herero women. The men's ceremonial dress also harks back to colonial times: following the brutal war of 1904, the Herero adapted the uniforms of German soldiers for their own...
The magnificent traditional costume of the Herero of Namibia, southern Africa, is a stark reminder of the country's tumultuous past. In the late 19th ...
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153,80 zł |
Forever England: Photographs from Bekonscot Model Village
ISBN: 9781904587309 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bekonscot Model Village in Beaconsfield is the oldest model village in the world, a vision of England firmly rooted in an idyllic 1930s timewarp. This work includes photographs taken at Bekonscot Model Village. It captures the quirkiness and atmosphere of this model village.
Bekonscot Model Village in Beaconsfield is the oldest model village in the world, a vision of England firmly rooted in an idyllic 1930s timewarp. This...
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54,76 zł |
A Record of England: Sir Benjamin Stone & the National Photographic Record Association, 1897-1910
ISBN: 9781904587378 / Angielski / Twarda / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In July 1897, Sir Benjamin Stone - Birmingham industrialist, Member of Parliament, announced the formation of the National Photographic Record Association. Over the next 13 years, Stone and his supporters deposited their photographs at the British Museum. This book examines Stone's role in the project and presents over 100 of his photographs.
In July 1897, Sir Benjamin Stone - Birmingham industrialist, Member of Parliament, announced the formation of the National Photographic Record Associa...
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109,57 zł |
Modernism London Style: The Art Deco Heritage
ISBN: 9783777480312 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shows the creativity of the architects and designers of the period, as well as the currents in the city's culture that helped shape their work. This title sheds light on the key features of the Art Deco style and more.
Shows the creativity of the architects and designers of the period, as well as the currents in the city's culture that helped shape their work. This t...
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181,83 zł |
Berlin. Portrait of a City
ISBN: 9783822814451 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The spirit of Berlin: A photographic journey into the city s history Berlin has survived two world wars, was divided by a wall during the Cold War, and after the fall of the wall was reunited. The city emerged as a center of European power and culture. From 1860 to the present day, this book presents the story of Berlin in photographs, portraits, and aerial views. With 560 pages of emotional, atmospheric images, from giddy pictures of the Roaring Twenties to devastating images of war to heartwarming postwar photos of a city picking up the pieces the Reichstag in ruins and later wrapped by...
The spirit of Berlin: A photographic journey into the city s history Berlin has survived two world wars, was divided by a wall during the Cold War, an...
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302,09 zł |
Paris. Portrait of a City
ISBN: 9783836502931 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paris is a city built on two millennia of history. This title leads us through what Goethe described as 'universal city where every step upon a bridge or a square recalls a great past, where a fragment of history is unrolled at the corner of every street'. It recounts this history in photographs, from Daguerre's incunabula to the recent images.
Paris is a city built on two millennia of history. This title leads us through what Goethe described as 'universal city where every step upon a bridge...
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256,34 zł |
Micronesia: The Good Life: The Spiritual Traveler, Vol. 2 - A Pictorial Journey
ISBN: 9784902837025 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is the "good life"? Is it given or must we earn it? Must we give something up to get it? On her trip to Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk, Guam, Tinian, Rota, Palau, and Yap, traveler pondered the meaning of "the good life." What better place on earth to consider this question than on these islands so bountifully blessed by nature and inhabited by some of the last sustainable cultures on the earth. After traveling throughout these idyllic islands, one question remained deep in the heart of the traveler. By whose standards do we judge the good life, and... What is the "good life"? Is it given or must we earn it? Must we give something up to get it? On her trip to Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Pohn... |
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129,24 zł |
Belfast Through Time
ISBN: 9781445636320 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Belfast (Irish: Beal Feirste 'mouth of the sandbank ford') is the capital city of Northern Ireland. The site of Belfast has been described as 'not built on a perfect site' given that the original settlement was located on low-lying land on the Co. Antrim side of the River Lagan. It was during the Victorian period that wealthy business owners moved out of the old town and built grand villas on the hills surrounding the city. There are views of big houses, grand public buildings and churches, schools, public transport including trams, trolleybuses and steam trains, factories and suburbia. Many...
Belfast (Irish: Beal Feirste 'mouth of the sandbank ford') is the capital city of Northern Ireland. The site of Belfast has been described as 'not bui...
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81,98 zł |
Secret Falkirk
ISBN: 9781445680835 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore the secret history of Falkirk through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
Explore the secret history of Falkirk through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
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81,98 zł |
Nature Calling: Photography-Poetry
ISBN: 9781532731105 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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120,08 zł |
Iceland Pictorial
ISBN: 9780971070288 / Angielski / Twarda / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A treasury of the varied and fascinating landscapes and scenery of Iceland, this collection is sparing with words and lush with visual stimulus. Designed to entertain rather than educate, the photographs will take you to a place like none you've ever seen before.
A treasury of the varied and fascinating landscapes and scenery of Iceland, this collection is sparing with words and lush with visual stimulus. Desig...
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190,09 zł |
Londontown: A Photographic Tour of the City's Delights
ISBN: 9781452137261 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Londontown is a love letter in pictures to this bustling world capital. Photographer Susannah Conway takes us beyond the familiar sights to capture an authentic local experience of the city. Readers will travel with her as she crisscrosses London, shooting all the hippest, most exciting, and most historic neighborhoods, and sampling the city's effortless cool, vibrant street life, and timeless know-how. Mixing signature Polaroid shots with modern digital photos, this insider's slice of London life will appeal both to those living half a mile from Big Ben and Anglophiles anywhere.
Londontown is a love letter in pictures to this bustling world capital. Photographer Susannah Conway takes us beyond the familiar sights to capture an...
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51,23 zł |
Just Yesterday on the Outer Banks, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781561646999 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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43,80 zł |
Zackenberg -- On the Edge of Winter: A Photographic Journey into Northeast Greenland
ISBN: 9788771240979 / Angielski / Twarda / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Zackenberg (or ZERO - Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations) is an ecosystem research station and monitoring facility situated in the Northeast Greenland National Park in north-eastern Greenland. Zackenberg is owned by The Government of Greenland and is operated by the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University. The books beautiful photographs document the people living at the station during winter and their field research in harsh conditions.
Zackenberg (or ZERO - Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations) is an ecosystem research station and monitoring facility situated in the Northeast Gr...
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137,03 zł |
Covered Bridges of the Mid-Atlantic
ISBN: 9781927835128 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,45 zł |
The Light & Life of Broad Street
ISBN: 9781477527887 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Life & Light of Broad Street is an exclusive selection of photos from photographer Zane Cochran's book, The Broad Street Project. It is an effort to capture the people and places that create the unique atmosphere found on historic Broad Street in the heart of downtown Rome, Georgia. Over the course of three months, he set out to capture the buildings, people, textures, colors and life on the first five blocks of Broad Street and compile them into one collection.
The Life & Light of Broad Street is an exclusive selection of photos from photographer Zane Cochran's book, The Broad Street Project. It is an effort ...
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113,28 zł |
The Broad Street Project
ISBN: 9781477529447 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE BROAD STREET PROJECT is an effort to capture the people and places that create the unique atmosphere found on historic Broad Street in the heart of downtown Rome, Georgia. Over the course of three months, photographer Zane Cochran set out to capture the buildings, people, textures, colors and life on the first five blocks of Broad Street and compile them into one collection.
THE BROAD STREET PROJECT is an effort to capture the people and places that create the unique atmosphere found on historic Broad Street in the heart o...
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217,50 zł |