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WILLIAM THE EXPLORER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326264
Published by George Newnes Limited; Dymock's Book Arcade Ltd.. 1st thus 1964. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Australian Edition. Red boards, black titles to spine and front cover. 256 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some marks to covers. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is badly creased with tape repairs on verso, rear panel is grubby.

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WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326262
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1961. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards with small vignette of William's head to front and title in red on black square background to spine. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers are damp stained. Front joint is cracked. Foxing and page browning to contents. Price-cut wrapper is worn, torn and creased with magic tape repairs.

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GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326238
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Light brown cloth, black titles and vignette of stag to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped, spine faded. Small white typing fluid(?) mark to half title-page. Foxing to textblock and some fingermarks to page margins.

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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326233
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with yellow titles to spine. Colour frontis. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Rear endpapers are grubby (possibly stood on!). Textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and rear flap is a bit grubby.

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BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Martin Tyas.
Stock no. 1326232
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1947. Good condition.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with slight fading/scuffing. Book leans to one side a little. Ink book club stamp (very small) to rear pastedown. Some light, old tape marks to rear free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby/dusty.

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BIGGLES OF 266
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326230
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1970. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 183 pages. ISBN: 0603034071. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Last title listed on rear cover is 10. The Boy Biggles.

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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326225
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

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. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Pale page browning and foxing else contents clean.

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THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326224
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black title to spine. 256 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Front joint is broken at top 2". A few foxspots to textblock else contents bright and clean. Flying Jacket wrapper is price-cut and edge torn with slight loss to base of spine.

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BIGGLES FLIES SOUTH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Jack Nicolle.
Stock no. 1326222
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Very good condition.

Green cloth, dark title to spine. 255 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Slight rubbing to spine edges. Faint damp stains to edges of covers. Contents clean.

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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326221
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Third impression. Spine bumped. Foxing to page edges and margins. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, grubby to rear panel and creased to spine.

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BIGGLES LOOKS BACK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326204
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 191 Pages. A story of Biggles and the Air Police. A few tiny dents at cover edges and a few light marks to covers. A tiny tear to edge of front fly-leaf. Minor foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut to top of front flap, is edge rubbed with a couple of small tears and rear panel is slightly grubby. There is a small patch of surface paper damage to front panel of wrapper.

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BIGGLES A LA DERIVE
Written by W.E. Johns; Sabine Bernard Derosne.
Stock no. 1326203
Published by Les Presses De La Cite. 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"Collection Captain Johns". Red cloth, blue titles. 190 pages. Spine slightly bumped, covers lightly edge rubbed. Tear to front fly-leaf. Last few pages have ragged margins (from being roughly opened after the binding process). Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased to flaps, the wrapper appears to be 2mm too short for the book.

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