9789354307621 - Guide to Spain & Portugal: Including the Balearic Islands by O'shea, Henry (11 results)

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Open a map and a century at once. Henry O'Shea's Guide To Spain & Portugal: Including The Balearic Islands is a nineteenth-century travel guide of brisk observation and practical detail, written when roads, ports and provincial customs still shaped every itinerary. Colourful histories await every page.Part practical handbook and part social record, O'Shea sketches plazas, convents and market-rows with an eye for cultural landmarks Spain keeps alive; his notes on festivals, architecture and local speech make this a useful companion to spain and portugal history and to anyone interested in iberian peninsula exploration and balearic islands travel. As an instance of classic european travel and of historical travel literature, the account sits among the enduring voices of 1800s europe journeys: a vintage travel book that reads well for both armchair travel readers and for those who prefer to roam. Designed for travelers and historians alike, it balances route-minded advice with human detail, and collectors of O'Shea travel guides will prize the period voice while casual readers enjoy its readable itineraries. Beyond directions and schedules, the guide preserves impressions of daily life and local custom: market rhythms, devotional practice, building facades and the small habits that give a place its character. That combination of factual utility and ethnographic observation is why travelers consult O'Shea for practical planning and why scholars turn to it as a window on nineteenth-century Iberia. Read today, the guide supplies texture missing from many modern companions: measured travel advice and offhand remarks on manners and markets give the text documentary worth as well as readable charm. In short, the volume walks the line between useful handbook and readable portrait, offering both collectible charm and genuine historical value.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Guide To Spain & Portugal | Including The Balearic Islands | Henry O'Shea | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2020 | Alpha Editions | EAN 9789354307621 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …