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THE BUMPER BIGGLES BOOK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327272
Published by Chancellor Press. 1984. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Five adventures of the intrepid aviator! Contains Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter; Biggles Flies South; Biggles in the Orient; Biggles Defies The Swastika; and Biggles In The Jungle. ISBN: 0907486320. Spine bumped with small split at top, Pale page browning else contents clean.

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BIGGLES FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327271
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock. Contents browned but clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327270
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, silver titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small mark to rear cover. Some pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and some margin marks.

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KING OF THE COMMANDOS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327269
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1943. Good condition.

A story of Combined Operations. Red cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontispiece, 10 other b/w illustrations. 7.5 x 5". 192 pages. Frontis is MISSING from this copy. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Some ink marks to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Rear joint is cracked causing last page to be detached (but still present).

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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327268
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Light blue boards, silver title on front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w plates. 180 Pages. Third impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges and spine. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby with old tape marks (tape no longer present). Some loss to both flaps.

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 57
Written by Gladys M. Spratt; Elsie J. Oxenham; Alfred Bestall; et al; Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; M. Sankey; et al..
Stock no. 1327267
Published by The Girl's Own Paper Office. Good condition.

Large heavy format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Oxenham story "Peggy and the Brotherhood" and Brent-Dyer story "The Robins Make Good". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some damp staining to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Some page browning and foxing and some light fingermarks to page margins. Generally contents clean.

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EMPIRE YOUTH ANNUAL 1948
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327266
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition.

Includes articles on air, road, rail & radio links to the Commonwealth. Plus numerous illustrated stories. Colour and b/w photos. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 416 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Noel Streatfeild; Mollie Chappell; Kathleen Fidler; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Wynne; Frank Varty; William Stobbs; et al..
Stock no. 1327265
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Red spine, front board shows girl sitting down in school uniform with books and a tennis racket. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. First story Walls of Snow by Bayley. Spine bumped. Corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock and some page margins are a little grubby else contents clean.

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EMPIRE YOUTH ANNUAL 1946
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327264
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. 1946. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. The Victory Volume containing much world war two material. Spine and corners bumped, slight wear to spine. Spine and rear cover edges slightly faded. Some slight grubbiness to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light page browning and fingering else contents clean.

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PERNEL WINS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1327263
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, dark green title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 211 pages. 7.5 x 5". Third impression. Spine slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Small mark to top margin of title-page. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby with a few small chips at edges.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1327262
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gitl title to spine, embossed title and decoration to front cover. Colour frontis. 310 pages, top edge dyed blue. Spine and corners bumped. Some slightly darkened, a few small and light marks to covers. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Foxing else contents clean.

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JEN OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327261
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1940. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 311 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small tears to base of spine. Front free-endpaper has been removed causing slight damage to inner margin of pastedown. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and worn with some loss.

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