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Island Dreams: Mapping an Obsession - Canons
Gavin Francis
An exploration of isolation and connectedness based on thirty years of travel, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Adventures in Human Being and Empire Antarctica
224 pages, B&W maps and illustrations throughout
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 12, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9781786898203 |
| Publishers | Canongate Books |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 130 × 197 × 22 mm · 232 g |
| Language | English |
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