P M Buchan (27 results)

Condition: New.

Soft Cover/Stiched. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Unstated. Text/VG; Near New w/faint margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF. No publication date; Preface dated 1933. Adventur/expedition. Chronicle of the first successful flight over Everest. The early 1930's marked a historic era of aviation 'firsts'. Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing and Byrd's reach to the poles sparked the race to fly over Everest. This is the story of how England earned that fame. Funded by Lady Houston, the acheivement is known as the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition. 10 chapters: I, First Over Everest; II, Preliminary Steps in Technical Planning; III, Oxygen on the Everest Flight; IV, Air Photographic Survey; V, The Flight to India; VI, Nepal; VII, The Flight to Everest; VIII, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga & the Second Flight to Everest; IX, Filming the Flight; and, X, The Authors' Appreciation of Those Who Contributed to the Success of the Expedition, followed by 2 appendices, the 2nd of which describes the "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine.…

Comic. Condition: New. First printing. New and unread. Sent in a comic bag with backing board as well as our usual protective packaging. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 264 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly rubbed; spine ends bumped. Illust. from b/w photos. Contents nice.

2nd rpt. Very Good- pp279. with 57 illus. from photos, diagrams and maps. with 3D glasses in e.p. part dw-.

1st. Very Good- pp279. with 57 illus. from photos, diagrams and maps. with 3D glasses in e.p. sp. faded as usual.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: t specified>. Soft cover stapled binding. Teachers' Companion - circa 1979. Cover edges browned. Internally clean and crisp. No inscriptions. Sound bnding.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG- publisher s proof copy of Blanchard C125. The autobiography of William Brown who was trade unionist and at various times a Labour and an Independent MP. The book has a 2-page preface by JB written in 1931 the book was delayed 12 years before publication! 302 pages. Bound in grey paper covers with the title etc. in black on a white label pasted to the front. The paper covers are somewhat soiled and are creased around the edges. The bottom inch of the spine has worn away. Bright internally but some corners are a little creased. A scarce title.…

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition, fourth printing. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear, book plate). 264 pps.

8° , Leinen, SU. ERSTAUSGABE, first edition. 302 pages. SU. randrissig, Einband lt. berieben, sonst guter Zustand, english. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900.

EX-LIBRARY, Super octavo hardcover (G+), scruffy: spine shakey, segments lost, cracked, viewing glasses in pocket at rear): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover/Pappeinband. 1.-5. Aufl. 299 Seiten : 46 Flugbilder u. 6 Kt., Pl. u. Tab. ; 8 Einband etwas lichtrandig und gebrauchsspurig. Buchschnitt und die Seiten papierbedingt gebräunt. Trotz dieser genannten Mängel in einem durchaus noch recht guten Erhaltungszustand.Bitte keine Kreditkartenzahlung oder Pay-Pal bei diesem Buch auch Versand nur innerhalb Deutschlands, kein Versand ins Ausland! VR1/26/2 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 744.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition, First Thus. Stated First American Edition. Text/Bright, clean As New. Gilt embossed black linen boards/VG; Strong & sound w/light rubs to corner tips & upper/lower spine, and fading to spine. DJ/None. PO label to front cover verso, and name & date to fEP. Photographs of the two participating Westland aircraft to endpapers. Frontispiece: Photo taken 100 feet above Everest. Chronology of the Everest Flight precedes text. Aircraft used were the original PV-6 prototype, registered G-ACBR (and also known as the Houston-Wallace) along with the Westland PV-3 G-ACAZ. Both airplanes were modified to inclued heating and oxygen equipment, fully enclosing the rear cockpits and using highly supercharged Bristol Pegasus IS.3 engines. Text, supported by photos, in 10 chapters: I, The Challenge of Everest!; II, Strategy & Preliminary Tactics; III, Final Tactics & Objectives; IV, The Flight to Indian; V, Flights Across India; VI, Nepal, Land of Mystery & Contrasts; VII, The Flying House-Party at Purnea; VIII, The Great Adventure; IX, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga; and, X, The Second Assault of Mout Everest. 3 appendices follow: I, Oxygen, Special Masks & Clothing; II, Duties of the Observers; and, III, The "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine. Fine copy less dust jacket. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "They're never going to know any other childhood but this one."Four years into the outbreak. The schools have closed for good, half the houses on the street are boarded up, and the children take their lessons on Teams calls. Deirdre is ten. Doherty was four when it started and remembers nothing else.Today their father is taking them to a theme park in Devon, along with Deirdre's best friend Tamsyn, who is moving away. Nobody can say how long the park will remain open, but for now there are still rollercoasters to ride and doughnuts to eat. For one day, they can pretend the country isn't falling apart.Nobody can tell who's carrying it. By the time you're marked, it's already too late. So everyone queues, watching one another, and the day goes on.An 11,000-word novella told across a single summer day in a near-future Britain.About the authorP M Buchan has written for the Times Literary Supplement, Modern Language Review and Rue Morgue, and has served four terms as a juror for the British Fantasy Awards. He spent over a decade writing comics, collaborating with artists including John J. Pearson, Martin Simmonds and Harley Poe's Joe Whiteford. His story Skin o' My Teeth appeared in Megadeth: Death by Design, the anthology curated by Dave Mustaine for Heavy Metal.His work has been reviewed in Kerrang! and Fortean Times, and the Guardian has quoted him as an authority on the UK comics industry. His short fiction appears in The Bleed and Valley Press's Nothing Is More Real Than Nothing. His debut novel, the folk-horror BLOOD MOON, follows. A dark literary novella set in a near-future Britain shaped by repeated outbreaks. A father takes his children to a theme park for their first day out in months, confronting fear, prejudice and the moral compromises people make to protect their families. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 46pp. Beige boards w black title to spine and front panel. Contents clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy.

Oln. 1.-5. Aufl. 299 S. : 46 Flugbilder u. 6 Kt., Pl. u. Tab. ; 8 Einbanddeckel fleckig Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in burgundy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 399pp. Gold gilt top page edges. B/w portrait frontispiece, b/w photographic plates and maps throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, crease to front board. (42/4).…

Condition: Good. Usado.

Untergebiet: Alpinismus Abbildungen: Fotos, Diagramme, Karten Zustand: Guter Zustand Seiten: 299 S. Format: Gr.-8°. Einband: Ln. goldgepr. Gebiet: Fliegerei.

1st. Near Fine- pp279. with 57 illus. from photos, diagrams and maps. with 3D glasses in e.p. Rare in this condition, but a little chipped and nicked unpc dw.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "They're never going to know any other childhood but this one."Four years into the outbreak. The schools have closed for good, half the houses on the street are boarded up, and the children take their lessons on Teams calls. Deirdre is ten. Doherty was four when it started and remembers nothing else.Today their father is taking them to a theme park in Devon, along with Deirdre's best friend Tamsyn, who is moving away. Nobody can say how long the park will remain open, but for now there are still rollercoasters to ride and doughnuts to eat. For one day, they can pretend the country isn't falling apart.Nobody can tell who's carrying it. By the time you're marked, it's already too late. So everyone queues, watching one another, and the day goes on.An 11,000-word novella told across a single summer day in a near-future Britain.About the authorP M Buchan has written for the Times Literary Supplement, Modern Language Review and Rue Morgue, and has served four terms as a juror for the British Fantasy Awards. He spent over a decade writing comics, collaborating with artists including John J. Pearson, Martin Simmonds and Harley Poe's Joe Whiteford. His story Skin o' My Teeth appeared in Megadeth: Death by Design, the anthology curated by Dave Mustaine for Heavy Metal.His work has been reviewed in Kerrang! and Fortean Times, and the Guardian has quoted him as an authority on the UK comics industry. His short fiction appears in The Bleed and Valley Press's Nothing Is More Real Than Nothing. His debut novel, the folk-horror BLOOD MOON, follows. A dark literary novella set in a near-future Britain shaped by repeated outbreaks. A father takes his children to a theme park for their first day out in months, confronting fear, prejudice and the moral compromises people make to protect their families. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…