Footprint Reykjavik  •  Laura Dixon GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES • COMING IN This handy guide in the British series includes both an overview of the nature, culture and history of the city and good practical travel information. (ICL40, $12.95)
An Illustrated History of the First World War  •  John Keegan HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)
Summer at Little Lava, A Season at the Edge of the World  •  Charles Fergus CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A summer in Iceland, weaving folklore, history and lyrical descriptions of nature. (ICL09, $24.00)
Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth  •  Maurice Krafft NATURAL HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES • COMING IN A volume in the acclaimed Discoveries series, this lavishly illustrated pocket-size encyclopedia is an overview of volcanoes and volcanology by the great French scientist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1991). It's a history of our understanding of volcanoes, a profile of some of the most famous examples, and an excellent introduction to how they are formed. (GEO06, $12.95)
Icelandic Journals  •  William Morris TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1996 •  HARD COVER  • 187 PAGES • COMING IN A poet, master of design and all-around Renaissance man of the 19th century, William Morris also had a serious interest in the medieval Icelandic sagas. This book is a record of a six-week journey to Iceland, brimming with lyrical descriptions of the landscape and scattered with references to the sagas. Based on this enchanting record, the out-of-shape poet seems to have had the adventure of his life. (ICE01, $32.95)
Seabirds of the World, A Photographic Guide  •  Peter Harrison FIELD GUIDE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 317 PAGES • COMING IN A field edition of Harrison's definitive seabird identification guide, featuring 740 color photographs. It illustrates all the world's seabirds, many in a variety of plumages. The book also contains a convenient key to identifying the confusing albatrosses, petrels and other tubenoses, as well as range maps and information about habitats and distribution. This is the book that you'd carry on any sea voyage; our ten-year-old edition has been everywhere. (FG16, $29.95)