Search Results: Titles starting with S from Paceman Books

Murder mystery. Purchased in 1948 (invoice still in book), and set during WW2. No inscriptions. Wrapper has small nicks at corners.

The diaries of Alexander Scrimgeour. A midshipman who lost his life in 1916 at the Battle of Jutland, whilst serving aboard HMS Invincible. Black & White photos. No inscriptions. Some rubbing apparent at base of spine (see photo).

1st Edition. 1st Impression. Michael, Peter and Tom Scudamore talk about their lives as jockeys. No inscriptions. Colour photos. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

Biography of Joseph Conrad. Describes the real peopleand events that were later developed in his fiction. Black & White photos. There is a very small signature of the original book owner. Wrapper is price-clipped, and has had an adhesive plastic-wrap attached for protection.

1st Edition thus. The author's experiences during WW2 of recovering intact German underwater weapons. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped, but has a small nick at lower/rear corner. Black & White photos.

1st Edition. Tells the stories of the many Irish Seamen, who contributed greatly in early polar exploration, in both the Arctic, and Antarctic. No inscriptions. Black & White photos. Wrapper is not price-clipped. Plastic-Wrap protected.

A practical guide to Self-Sufficiency. Colour photos throughout. A new copy.

1st English Edition. Tells the story of Dick Bass, a novice to climbing, and his successful ambition to become the first person to ascend the highest mountain in each of the seven continents. Colour photos. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped. Wrapper has a 1cm closed tear at top of spine, and a 2mm closed tear at bottom of spine.

1st Edition. Signed. Covers 70 years of the author's experiences as a birdwatcher. Wrapper (not price-clipped) is faded at the spine, and the top corners are nibbled, with a small closed tear at top of spine.

The story of the two expeditions undertaken to find the location of Shackleton's lost ship - the 'Endurance'. No inscriptions. Black & White/Colour photos.

Identification guide to the waders of the world. 88 Colour Plates, showing over 1800 birds. Line drawings. 4 Colour Maps show breeding, and non-breeding distribution. 214 distribution maps. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped. 3rd Reprint (1989). The wrapper has a nick at the top/front/right corner. There is also a mark inside the book where someone has attempted to erase a pencilled price mark.

Fascinating autobiography of a woman's struggle to survive, and raise a family in frontier Canada during the 1930s and 1940s. Book has inscription, dated 1975. Black & White photos. Wrapper is price-clipped, and is nibbled at top and bottom of spine. Foxing is apparent along page edges. There is a 1.5 cm open tear on the rear top edge of wrapper.

Account of an expedition to Panchuli V, and surviving a near fatal accident at 19,000ft on the descent. No inscriptions. Colour photos.

1st Edition. A Social History Of The Navy 1793-1815.
Divided into four main parts:-
Social and Geographic Origins
Problems of Recruitment
Prospects, Conditions of Service and Rewards
The Price of Admiralty - Action, Accident and Diseases
Appendices:-
Enemy casualties in the six major battles
The Anglo-American Impressment Controversy
Hodge's estimate of British Casualties in the wars of 1793-1815
The Wrapper is price-clipped, and the book has the owner's name written inside. The wrapper suffers from being chipped, creased, and some small tears, particularly at top and bottom of spine (see photos).

The autobiography of John Blasford-Snell. No inscriptions. Black & White photos. Wrapper has slight wrinkling at top of spine.

BCA Edition. Fantasy novel. No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

Gonzo Papers Vol.3. "More Notes On The Death Of The American Dream". No inscriptions. Wrapper is not price-clipped. Foxing apparent on page edges.

Charts the development of mountain photography. No inscriptions. Black & White/Colour photos. Wrapper is not price-clipped.

Biography of Spike Milligan. No inscriptions. Black & White photos. Wrapper is not price-clipped, and is creased at rear, upper left corner. There is also a 4mm closed tear at this corner, and a 4mm closed tear at the front/lower/right corner.

1st Impression. The remarkable story of the double-agent perhaps best known as 'Garbo'. Black & White photos. No inscriptions.