The Grand Tour
The Golden Age of Travel
$257.57
- Hardcover
560 pages
- Release Date
17 February 2022
Summary
Global travel can be a wearying business: mass tourism, overcrowded planes, chaotic airports, heightened security, cookie-cutter hotel chains, well-worn tourist trails. Finding even a sliver of adventure can sometimes feel impossible. But take heart: for all of us with an unfulfilled spirit of wanderlust, The Golden Age of Travel evokes an era when traveling the world was a thrilling new possibility for those with the resources, time, imagination, and daring.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836585071 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836585073 |
| Author: | Marc Walter, Sabine Arqué |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 17 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 3.95kg |
| Dimensions: | 55mm x 250mm x 340mm |
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Critics Review
“Countless travel books have charted the so-called ‘golden age’ of travel, but none are quite as epic as this hefty tome.”
Countless travel books have charted the so-called ‘golden age’ of travel, but none are quite as epic as this hefty tome. * National Geographic Traveller *
Marc Walter
Sabine Arqué is a photo researcher, editor, and author. She has collaborated on numerous publications on the themes of travel, the history of tourism, and photography.
Graphic designer, photographer, and collector Marc Walter (1949–2018) specialized in vintage travel photographs, particularly photochromes, of which he held one of the world’s largest collections. He published numerous books featuring images from his collection as well as his own photographs.
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