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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK MASK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326033
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a 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. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326031
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1963. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing and fading to spine. Erased pencil writing to top corner of front free-endpaper. Some slight foxing to textblock.

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BIGGLES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326028
Published by Purnell Books. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. An anthology of Biggles Stories originally published in the 30's, edited by Piers Williams. 127 pages. ISBN: 0361041799. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly browned to top edge of front panel.

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BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326024
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a almost 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. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel with biro doodle mark to edge.

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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326020
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Circa 1962. Very good condition.

An Adventure of Biggles of the Air Police. Glazed pictorial boards. No illustrations despite illustrator being listed. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to spine and corners. Slight browning to spine. Some foxspots to textblock. Contents are lightly browned but otherwise clean.

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BIGGLES AND THE PLANE THAT DISAPPEARED
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326016
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards black title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 159 pages. Spine bumped, slight bumping to lower edge of front cover. Name in black felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, slightly grubby to rear panel and has faded to spine.

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BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326015
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biggles is on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and new style knight logo to base of spine. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and the yellow title to spine has faded. Price-cut at lower front flap, printed price of 10/- [50p] at top corner of same.

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BILLY BUNTER AT BUTLIN'S
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1325989
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, dark titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. 217 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and chipped with slight loss, foxed on verso.

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EAGLE ANNUAL No. 10 (1961)
Written by Clifford Makins.
Stock no. 1325981
Published by Longacre Press. 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth spine, red, yellow and black decorated covers. Endpapers by Thelwell. Colour and b/w illustrations. 173 pages. Crossword done in ink. Covers edge rubbed and worn at corners. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with loss to top and tail of spine.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 13
Written by Talbot Baines Reed; Gordon Stables; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325971
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1891. Good condition.

Large, heavy format. 3/4 red leather binding. Colour chromolithograph frontis. Numerous b/w plates and illustrations. October 4th 1890 to August 29th 1891. Rebacked with burgundy cloth spine, retaining original title piece. New endpapers. Frontis is MISSING and has been replaced with the plate which was opposite page 1. 1 other plate MISSING (Our British Cavalry). Fold-out plate opposite page 289 is creased. Browning and fingering to contents.

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EVERY BOY'S ANNUAL 1881
Written by Edmund Routledge; W.H.G. Kingston; et al.
Stock no. 1325952
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1881. Good condition.

Red decorated cloth. Colour frontis and title-page. B/w plates and text illustrations throughout. 668 pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Spine split at top of front edge. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked causing frontis to be detached. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Contents clean.

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YOUNG ENGLAND (36th ANNUAL)
Written by K.M. Eady; Rowland Walker; T.C. Bridges; et al. Illustrated by Edgar Holloway; John F. Campbell; Rex Osborne; et al..
Stock no. 1325947
Published by Pilgrim Press. 1915. Good condition.

An illustrated magazine for boys. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and page browning throughout. Some creasing to page margins.

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