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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Mountains and a Shore ? A Journey Through Southern Turkey (1966) by Michael Pereira Published by The Travel Book Club A quietly evocative travelogue from a time when backpacking didn?t involve Wi-Fi, influencers, or anything remotely resembling breathable fabrics. In Mountains and a Shore , Michael Pereira ambles through southern Turkey with wit, grace, and a genuine affection for the landscape and its people ? all penned in that crisp 1960s prose that somehow makes even a dusty bus ride sound romantic. Published for the tweed-clad armchair adventurer by The Travel Book Club in 1966, this edition is a proper throwback to when travel books came with maps, manners, and minimal nonsense. Expect Byzantine ruins, sleepy villages, and a decent dose of post-imperial melancholy. Sold with characteristic ambivalence by Crappy Old Books ? the home of mildly foxed paper, misplaced bookmarks, and literary charm. Good condition, with paper dust jacket.…

Red cloth, gilt title to spine Pp.224 Map and b&w photos. Majority of photos taken by author's brother A.J.R. Periera 8vo. Vg in dj with some taped nicks This book is an account of the author's travels through southern Turkey before the government carried out plands to develop it for tourists.