Item #352636 Grand tours and Cook's tours : a history of leisure travel, 1750 to 1915. Lynne Withey.

Grand tours and Cook's tours : a history of leisure travel, 1750 to 1915

1997, First Edition. London : Aurum. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #352636
ISBN: 1854105485

Physical description: xiv, 401 p, [16] p. of plates, : ill., maps, ; 24 cm. Summary: Grand Tours and Cook's Tours is the story of intellectuals and the very rich, the not so rich, the infamous and the anonymous seeking adventure and satisfying ways of exploring the world, from the mid-18th century to World War I. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Cook, Thomas 1808-1892. Thomas Cook (Firm). Thomas Cook Ltd. Genre: History. Language: English.

Price: €12.95

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