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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL

by W.E. Johns

Published by The Thames Publishing Co..

Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. Red boards with black title. Regent Classics series. 246 pages. 8 x 5".

Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and a little edge rubbed.

Stock no. 1326370

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Contents

  • Set in East Anglia, U.K. and Eastern Europe with the bases of the story being a Russian invasion using Flying Planes. Biggles and Algy stumble into the fray following a forced landing in East Anglia. When their attempts to pass the issue to the local constabulary fail they organize a reconnaissance flight into Russia and a closer than anticipated inspection of the Seaplane HQ. The book marks the introduction of Ginger, and his quick thinking saves the troupe on a series of occasions, enabling them to thwart the plan and have most of the aeroplanes destroyed.
  • Original titled The Black Peril when published in 1935 by John Hamilton the book was re-titled Biggles and the Black Peril when re-issued by Thames and Dean with some minor amendments to the text to make it more appealing to the target audience.

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