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AIR TRAINING CORPS GAZETTE VOL. III No. 1 JANUARY 1943
Written by W.E. Johns; et al.
Stock no. 2119949
Published by The Air League Of The British Empire. 1943. Very good condition.

Magazine with article 'Gone With the Wind' by W.E. Johns. Paperwraps. B/w photos. Some creasing and browning. Staples have rusted.

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MODERN BOY No. 40 NOVEMBER 19TH 1938
Written by W.E. Johns; Murray Roberts; et al.
Stock no. 1403765
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Weekly magazine, paperwraps. Contains an installment of Biggles' Rescue Flight. Staples a little rusty. Spine torn at top and bottom. Contents detached from covers. Writing in pencil to top of front cover. Some marks to covers. Pages browned.

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MODERN BOY No. 32 SEPTEMBER 24TH 1938
Written by W.E. Johns; Murray Roberts; George E. Rochester; et al.
Stock no. 1503752
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Weekly Magazine. Paperwraps. Contains Pirate and Gentleman the strange story of Captain Misson from the They Flew the Jolly Roger series by W.E. Johns. Staples rusty. Some damage at base of spine. Pencil writing to top margin of front cover. Browned with a couple of edge chips.

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AIR ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 1403311
Published by The Ace Publishing Company. circa 1940. Poor condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial front cover with red title. 4 colour and 4 b/w plates. Contains 5 W.E. Johns stories. Spine bumped and faded. Corners are bumped and worn. Board edges are rubbed. Title on front is partially faded. Marks to rear board. Joints and several hinges are cracked, some almost broken leading to some pages starting to be become detached. Inscription in ink to front endpaper with address written in pencil below. Drawings in pencil to rear endpaper. Evidence of bookwork damage on several pages. Two plates are missing - 1 colour and 1 b/w. Foxing and grubby marks throughout including several pencil marks. A reading copy.

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WINGS OF ROMANCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 2109795
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

A Steeley Adventure. Orange cloth, black title to spine. 220 pages. Damp stain to front cover. Other marks to covers. Corners are bumped and worn. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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SKY FEVER
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 2109602
Published by Latimer House. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

And Other Stories. Blue cloth, black title to spine. 174 pages. Spine is unevenly browned. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some loss to corners; creased, with grubby marks to rear panel.

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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1308325
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and foxed. Some light staining to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents browned but clean.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2105981
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Covers are worn, with some chipping and loss of paper; cloth showing through. Some foxing and browning to pages.

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DAILY MAIL BOYS ANNUAL
Written by John Bellamy; W.E. Johns; et al.
Stock no. 448323
Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

First annual in the series. Burgundy boards, black titles. Colour and two-tone illustrations. First story "Operation Outback" by Eric Leyland. W.E. Johns story is 'The Man Who Came By Night'. Price-cut wrapper is edge-worn and creased with some nicks and scuffs.

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MURDER BY AIR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 442407
Published by Newnes. 1937. Good condition.

A Steeley Story. Blue cloth with black title to spine. 252 pages. Front cover and spine very damp-marked and stained. Ink stamps and numbers to front endpaper/pastedown. Couple of corner tip loss to pages. Grubby outer page edge marks. Still a good reading copy.

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SHORT SORTIES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 441574
Published by Latimer House Limited. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. A variety of stories by Johns. 202 pages. Base of spine rubbed and a little faded. Small mark to front cover. Endpapers and outer page edges foxed. Small tear to bottom corner of front endpaper. Also small tape mark. Wrapper has a few closed edge-tears with slight loss and tape strengthening to edges.

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MURDER BY AIR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813618
Published by Newnes. Circa 1937. Very good condition.

Brick red cloth with title to spine. The third book in the Steeley Series. 252 pages. Spine faded. Covers lightly marked.

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