BOYS ADVENTURE
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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1325868
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1934.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An adventure story for boys. Lord Fancis Westow finds it necessary to send the famous Westow Talisman to Egypt by aeroplane... Light tan cloth, brown titles. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with very slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.
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- BOYS ADVENTURE
GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826511
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Light bumping to top of spine (minor). A few minor foxspots mainly to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small chips and tears.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1826508
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biggles & Co. are on a trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Blue boards, black titles. Not illustrated. Minor bump to middle of spine and light shelf wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, a little rubbing to pictorial front panel of dustwrapper has removed surface paper to one area, rear panel is browned and slightly crinkled.
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- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
NO REST FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1325770
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1956.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles and vignette. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Large foxspots to endpapers and prelims, smaller foxspots to page edges. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some slight loss to top of spine. Rear panel is slightly grubby and there are large foxspots to verso of wrapper.
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- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES GETS HIS MEN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1325713
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, dark titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Spine bumped with slight fading/browning to top and tail. Small mark to front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown has been covered with a white label with another name and address in ink written on it. Foxing to endpapers. Page edge browning. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a little grubby to rear panel and slight loss to top of spine.
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- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES AND THE BLACK MASK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1325709
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1964.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Biggles uncovers the existence of an International Criminal Network. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some erased pencil writing to front pastedown. Crease to page 111/2. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby, last title listed on rear panel is Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns.
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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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- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324853
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Circa
1952.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Hampton library edition. Grey boards with black titles to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with light scuffing to rear panel.
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- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324852
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1950.
Very good condition.
Blue boards with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. Third impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Front cover is slightly warped. Light foxing. Small tear to top margins of last few pages.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
THE LION OF ST. MARK
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1324686
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
A story of Venice in the 14th century. Green pictorial cloth. 5 b/w plates. 384 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small dent to edge of rear cover. Slight scuffing to cloth. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint cracked. Endpapers are browned. Foxing and browning to textblock and some foxing to prelims.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
A LIVELY BIT OF THE FRONT
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1324679
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. A tale of the New Zealand Rifles on the Western Front. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing and a light mark to rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to textblock.
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- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- WAR STORIES
THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson.
Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1912.
Almost very good condition.
A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.