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The Most Beautiful Villages
The Most Beautiful Villages of Brittany
• Hugh Palmer
• James Bentley
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
Divided geographically, this handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Brittany, its landscape, architecture and people. Color photographs accompany lively essays by travel-writer James Bentley. Part of a popular series, it contains maps, a travel guide and many photographs.
(FRN166, $40.00) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Burgundy
• James Bentley
• Hugh Palmer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
Divided geographically, this handsome book is an illustrated portrait of the region, its landscape, architecture and people. Color photographs accompany lively essays by travel writer James Bentley. With maps, a travel guide -- and 260 photographs.
(FRN80, $40.00) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Greece
• Mark Ottaway
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2011 •
PAPER
• 234 PAGES
Organized geographically, this handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Greece. Hundreds of color photographs accompany lively essays by the chief travel writer for the London Sunday Times. Part of a popular series, it also contains maps and a travel guide.
(GRE273, $26.95) |
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Most Beautiful Villages of Ireland
• Hugh Palmer
• Christopher Fitz-Simon
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2011 •
PAPER
• 200 PAGES
This handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Ireland, its landscape, architecture and people. Hundreds of color photographs accompany lively essays by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Part of a popular series, it also contains maps and a travel guide.
(IRE136, $26.95) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of New England
• Tom Shachtman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
In this coffee-table book, New England's most picturesque towns and villages are presented through 240 full color photographs. Accompanying descriptions fill in details about each town's history and architecture. Among the places depicted are Nantucket, Watch Hill, Stonington, Deerfield, Newfane, and Bethel.
(USE42, $40.00) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Normandy
• Hugh Palmer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
An oversized, full color photographic celebration of the villages, churches, chateaux, harbors, and coastlines of Normandy.
(FRN647, $40.00) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence
• Michael Jacobs
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2012 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
With an excellent introduction on the history, culture, landscapes and the pleasures of Southern France, this illusrtated guide features 34 towns and villages in Provence. The book opens with the villages of the Vaucluse and the Bouches-du-Rhone, the region of such architectural gems as Bonnieux and Gordes. Moving east to the Var and eventually the mountains of the Alpine departments, we visit tranquil villages of the center like Les Arcs, set amid some of the finest vineyards of southern France
(FRN28, $26.95) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland
• Hugh Palmer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
This handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Scotland, its landscape, architecture and people. With hundreds of color photographs and lively essays by Hugh Palmer. Part of a popular series, it also contains maps and a travel guide.
(SCT81, $40.00) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of the Loire
• James Bentley
• Hugh Palmer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
An illustrated portrait of the region, its landscape, architecture, and people. With maps, a travel guide, 275 color photographs and lively essays by travel writer James Bentley. Organized geographically, the book covers 30 villages throughout the region.
(FRN483, $40.00) |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany
• James Bentley
• Hugh Palmer
HISTORY •
2012 •
PAPER
• 216 PAGES
Divided geographically, this handsome oversize picture book is an illustrated portrait of Tuscany, its landscape, architecture and people. Color photographs accompany lively essays by travel-writer James Bentley. Part of a popular series, it contains maps, a travel guide and many photographs.
(ITL261, $26.95) |
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