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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323878
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed and cloth slightly grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with some loss and very grubby to spine and rear panel.

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BIGGLES AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1323875
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. 151 pages. Spine and corners are bumped. Contents browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased at edges. Small tick marks to title list on rear panel.

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BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323874
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Good condition.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Foxing, mainly to prelims and textblock.

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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323872
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1972. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. No illustrations despite accreditation to Leslie Stead. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby.

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BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323869
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light fingering to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with some ink writing to rear panel and a small tear/hole to centre of spine.

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BIGGLES IN THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1323868
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Contents browned and foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, last title listed on rear panel is this one (5 titles listed).

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BIGGLES' CHINESE PUZZLE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323864
Published by The Children's Book Club. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some marking to rear cover. Front joint is broken with front free-endpaper and frontis MISSING. Number in ink to front pastedown (1021). First gathering of pages is loose but still attached. Dustwrapper is well worn and grubby with som loss to spine and edges.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323863
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with silver titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Slight fading/browning to lower edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is creased to front flap, is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel and spine.

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BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323852
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1948. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cream boards, green titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 190 numbered pages. Spine bumped. Covers grubby and slightly foxed. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Page browning and foxing to textblock. A few page corner tips creased. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss, front flap is almost detached (hanging on by a whisker). Rear panel is grubby with a cup mark.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323850
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Light fingermarks to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and creased and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES & CO.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1323847
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Fair condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth with vignette of bi-plane, palm trees and pyramids to front. 6 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Colour frontis. Frontis is MISSING. Spine and corners bumped, covers grubby and spine slightly darkened. Prize plate to front pastedown. Hinges pulled and rear joint is cracked showing webbing but binding is still tight. A couple of pages are part detached with slightly ragged edges. One page has lower margin torn off. Foxing and fingermarks to contents.

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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323593
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver titles and vignette. 8 blue & white full page illustrations, other b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss and grubby to rear panel.

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