A glorious, large-format facsimile of Mabel Ashburton's album of watercolours of her five-month journey to the Far East. Her skill as a watercolourist is very considerable and her eye fresh;... read more
Glamorous pictures of the iconic Brazilian hotel, patronised by the author's family since it opened in 1923. Matteoli has included many anecdotes of former days.
A large-format, lavishly illustrated book on 16 voyages of discovery that took place between 1714 and 1854 by the famous (Lap?rouse, Bougainville et Dumont d'Urville) and the less so (La Ba... read more
Boreal forests in Europa, Asia and North America account for a third of the world's trees and are essential for life on this planet. Less than 12% is protected... Large format, with stunning... read more
Copeland has five thousand miles of ice under his skies and is a specialist in the polar regions, the loss of their ice and the geopolitical implications of these changes. Large format, with... read more
Street scenes, portraits, people at work, a classroom, children: this is powerful and poignant record of Kashgar as it used to be. All the photographs were taken in 1998, on the cusp of swee... read more
Despite often possessing cameras, grand tourists persisted in using watercolours. This fascinating, wide-ranging illustrated book explores attitudes towards the picturesque, Empire, the Orie... read more