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BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1325076
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st thus 1935. Very good condition.

Pyramid Edition. Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages, Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock, page margins and first few pages. Slight smell of tobacco to contents.

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BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324982
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1937. Good condition.

Pyramid Edition. Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages, Covers are marked and edge rubbed. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Frontis detached but still present. Heavy foxing to contents.

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BIGGLES IN AFRICA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324981
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1938. Good condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles and sketch of plane gliding over pyramids & palm trees. Colour frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light rubbing to covers. Large prize plate to front pastedown. Front hinge beteween half-title and frontis is cracked showing webbing beneath, some other hinges slightly cracked/pulled. Light foxing to contents. Frontis is a little 'wrinkled' but no staining.

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BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324864
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and pictures, front shows plane over Oslo. Colour frontis, 6 b/w illustrations. 249 pages, top edge red. 1.5" across spine. Second printing. Covers rubbed. Spine and corners bumped and worn, splits to spine edges. Foxing to contents and some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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BIGGLES AND THE PENITENT THIEF
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324863
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1967. Fair condition.

"An ex-airman tells a strange tale"... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 151 pages. EX-LIB, dustwrapper has been stuck to boards with clear laminate and wrapper flaps removed. New endpapers (library labels removed). Foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock grubby. Library stamp to lower margin of last text page. A good reading copy of a scarce Biggles title.

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BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324861
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Good condition.

Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Slight musty smell to contents. Some grubby marks to page margins.

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BIGGLES FLIES WEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324860
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue mottled covers. Red titles to spine. The Hampton Library. 185 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Compass(?) holes to front cover penetrate through to first 20 pages. Price-cut wrapper also has compass(?) holes to front panel and is edge worn and creased.

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BIGGLES - AIR COMMODORE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324859
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1946. Good condition.

Grey cloth, blue titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine foxed. Covers a bit grubby and marked. Number 59 and an ink stamp (1st Halesowen Pack) to both front pastedown and free-endpaper. Light musty smell to contents. Some foxing.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324858
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned.

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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324857
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title and vignette to front cover. Eight blue two-tone illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. 190 pages. Fifth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, rear panel is very grubby.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324856
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange boards, black title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased, some slight scuffing to rear panel.

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BIGGLES GOES TO SCHOOL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324855
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition.

Even in his schooldays Biggles attracted adventure. Red boards, black titles and vignette. Yellow and black full-page illustrations. 193 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Number 98 written in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing to contents but generally clean.

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