SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns
Illustrated by Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
in 1946
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- BOYS ADVENTURE
SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326103
1949.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. 2nd impression. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Browning to endpapers, textblock foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to front fold and slightly grubby to rear panel.
SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324026
1st.
1946.
Hardback.
Good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded, some slight marking to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. A couple of transfer stickers stuck to front free-endpaper. Endpapers and textblock foxed. Dustwrapper has loss at base of spine (onto rear panel) and slight edge chipping.
Front cover
Contents
- Biggles is barely back into civvies and hits the ground running in a new role with the ever-present Colonel Raymond. Assigned as the worlds first air-borne policeman. BIggles & Co. are soon hitting the skies in search of organised crime. With the war barely over the first targets are disenfranchised Germans.