In the original dustsheet. Binding the same as the dustsheet.

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Edition Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. HARDBACK. 288 pages, size: 19.5 x 27.3 x 2.5 cm. Just light tan to paper edges. Other than that, the unread book remains in very good condition: dust cover intact; black cloth hardcover bright with gilt lettering on spine; text all clean, neat and tight.

Reviews:

• Another fantastic Palin travelogue, beautifully observed and written with the kind humour and lack of side that makes Michael Palin such an amiable traveller. It is clear that this was a particularly challenging journey for the team, even if this is somewhat understated in the book, and the picture created of the hardiness of the people who live at such high altitudes and in such harsh conditions is vivid. The chosen route shows the diversity of the landscape and people and ending the journey by following the great rivers to the Bay of Bengal allows a contrast to be drawn between Bangladesh and Bhutan for example. Even though the journey is nearly twenty years ago now, the political tensions encountered still exist and the book provides insight and understanding into these. And of course, it is all topped off with Basil Pao’s wonderful photographs.

• Have read the book several times and it’s descriptive and light hearted but lacks supportive photography. Like so many travel documentary celebrities, their own image dominates and many key features described on the journey are not supported by photos. This tends to lead you to constantly Google to see what he is talking about rather than just enjoying the book.

Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, novels (Hemingway’s Chair and The Truth) and several volumes of diaries. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London.Read