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BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2137304
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than 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. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. NB: This copy has the new style Knight logo to the base of the spine and is contained in a c.1970 dustwrapper. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and light wear.

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MARTIN RATTLER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 2137282
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. Circa 1894. Very good condition.

A Boy's Adventures in the Forests of Brazil. New Edition. R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. Colour frontis and title-page. New binding - with leather spine and corners, marbled boards. 294 pages and booklist to rear. Browning, foxing and some marks to outer page edges. Foxing also to some page margins.

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BIGGLES IN BORNEO
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1322744
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. Palm tree, plane & aircraft carrier vignette to front. Title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. There is light damp(?) staining to the lower half of the spine and front cover - not particularly noticeable. Heavy foxing, mainly at first few and last few pages and also textblock. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins and some page corner tips creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with loss to spine ends and corners (tape repairs on verso). Rear panel of wrapper is grubby.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 2137146
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Another case from the records of Biggles and the Special Air Police. Brown boards. Green titles. Colour frontis. 182 pages. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning and some marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browned spine; some edge-creasing and a few scuffs and nicks.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 2137059
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Some knocks along cover edges. Small brown fade mark to top of spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-chips and small nicks.

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JIMMY AGAIN
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1322658
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing and pale page browning to contents.

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VERNON-SMITH AT LARGE
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2136635
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 66. Collectors edition limited to 300 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 297-302, 1913. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002872. This is Copy No. 6. SIGNED by Publisher. Couple of corners are bumped. Wrapper is browned with some small nicks and chips; creasing. Slip case is generally very good - some marks and uneven browning.

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THE SIXTH FORM REBELLION
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2136632
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1981. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 36. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 729, 730, 737-739, 743-745, 748 from 1922. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002104. This is Copy No. 334. SIGNED by the Publisher. Original glassine wrapper is a bit edge-creased and unevenly browned. Slip case is very good - also unevenly browned with some wear.

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THE GREYFRIARS PICNIC
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2136631
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 46. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 61-70, 1909. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002368. This is Copy No. 352. SIGNED by Publisher. Original glassine wrapper has some creasing and small nicks; browned at spine. Slip case is very good.

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BUNTER THE VENTRILOQUIST
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1322340
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile of the Magnet. Issue nos. 1311, 1317, 1159, 1328, 1226, 1187, 1188, 1190. From 1930, 1931, 1933. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703000152. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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BUNTER DOES HIS BEST
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 2136141
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 5th 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with red titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 255 pages. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. Marks with some browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; a little loss; some grubby marks and surface paper damage to rear panel.

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WILLIAM THE BAD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1321910
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1963. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. 188 pages. Abridged edition. 20th impression. Covers bumped at edges. Foxspots to contents. Duswrapper is edge worn and creased, grubby to rear panel and slight loss to spine and corners.

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