Search Results: Titles starting with L from Paceman Books

A romanticised novel, telling the story of the real 17th Century 'Lancashire Witches', and of their capture, trial, and subsequent execution. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

2nd Edition. 1st Reprint (2010). Follows the stories of seven airmen of 405 RCAF Squadron during late 1943, and early 1944, one of whom was the author's Grandfather. Shot down over enemy territory, some were imprisoned, some evaded capture, and some were casualties. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped. Black & White photos.

The author's experiences as a WW2 bomber navigator, being shot down, arrested by the Gestapo, and imprisoned as a POW. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped. Black & White photos.

The author's final novel of the Tudor family, based around the Grey sisters:- Jane, Katherine, and Mary. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

A biography of Mark Twain, covering the period from the outbreak of the American Civil War (when he headed West as Samuel Clemens), to his return six years later as Mark Twain. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

The author's first book, and Book 1 of a trilogy. Set in 1190 at the time of Richard the Lionheart. Inscribed by the author to the first owner of the book.

A selected analytical list of books concerning The Great War by Sir George W. Prothero. Facsimile Reprint of the 1923 edition, published 1995. Name of book's original owner is inscribed. Also, a stick-on label of the 'Western Front Association' (Birmingham Branch).

1st Edition. 5th Imp. Author replicates the Jarrow March of 1936, and considers England then and now. Wrapper isnot price-clipped. There is an inscription from the original purchaser of the book. Front of wrapper also has a small mark apparent at bottom right-hand side (see photo).

1st Edition. 1st Impression. An expedition from the Dead Sea to the summit of Everest. No inscriptions. The front of the wrapper has a small wrinkle at top left-hand side (see photo).

1st Impression. Biography of Lord Longford - politician, moralist, and penal reformer. No inscriptions. Black & White photos. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

An examination of some of the more obscure battlefields of Britain, that are often overlooked in their importance in British History.
Battlefields:- Buttington (893)
St.Albans (1455)
Norwich (1549)
Powick Bridge (1642)
Lyme (1644)
Montgomery (1644)
Inverlochy (1645)
Stow-on-the Wold (1646)
Killiecrankie (1689)
Goudhurst (1747)
A concise account is given of each battle, and of it's strategic and political significance. Black & White photos accompany each account, and a present-day map showing significant locations. No inscriptions. Wrapper is notprice-clipped.

Published 2013 - No. line is 1 2 3 4 5 - 17 16 15 14 13. An account of the 2010 expedition to locate H.M.S.Investigator - one of the ships engaged in the search for Sir John Franklin. Colour photos. Wrapper is not price-clipped. There is an inscription to the book's original owner.

The story of the only legal case brought against Jesse James, the circumstances surrounding it, and how it led Jesse James being first identified as a criminal. It follows his career to his eventual death in 1882. Black & White photos. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped, but has a small nick at bottom/rear corner of spine.

Interesting account of George Leigh-Mallory pre-Everest life, and the early attempts on Everest, culminating in his disappearance with Sandy Irvine on it's North Face in 1924. It then covers the expedition that found Mallory in 1999, and discusses the possible events that caused their demise, and the inevitable question as to whether they reached the summit. Black & White photos. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped. Spine of wrapper is possibly sun-faded from the light yellow of the rest of the wrapper, to white.

Biography of Vice-Admiral Sir John Lawson. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped.