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BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323869
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light fingering to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with some ink writing to rear panel and a small tear/hole to centre of spine.

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BIGGLES IN THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1323868
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Contents browned and foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, last title listed on rear panel is this one (5 titles listed).

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BIGGLES' CHINESE PUZZLE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323864
Published by The Children's Book Club. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some marking to rear cover. Front joint is broken with front free-endpaper and frontis MISSING. Number in ink to front pastedown (1021). First gathering of pages is loose but still attached. Dustwrapper is well worn and grubby with som loss to spine and edges.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323863
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with silver titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Slight fading/browning to lower edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is creased to front flap, is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel and spine.

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BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323852
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1948. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cream boards, green titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 190 numbered pages. Spine bumped. Covers grubby and slightly foxed. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Page browning and foxing to textblock. A few page corner tips creased. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss, front flap is almost detached (hanging on by a whisker). Rear panel is grubby with a cup mark.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323850
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Light fingermarks to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and creased and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES & CO.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1323847
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Fair condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth with vignette of bi-plane, palm trees and pyramids to front. 6 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Colour frontis. Frontis is MISSING. Spine and corners bumped, covers grubby and spine slightly darkened. Prize plate to front pastedown. Hinges pulled and rear joint is cracked showing webbing but binding is still tight. A couple of pages are part detached with slightly ragged edges. One page has lower margin torn off. Foxing and fingermarks to contents.

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TWIXT SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
Written by Gordon Stables. Illustrated by A.E. Jackson; W. Parkinson.
Stock no. 1323812
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis by Jackson, 6 b/w plates by Parkinson. 352 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Vertical crease to inner margin of title-page. Heavy foxing (mainly to textblock). Small chip to edge of rear free-endpaper.

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A LAD OF LONDON TOWN
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 1323805
Published by The Pilgrim Press. Circa 1909. Very good condition.

"A Tale of Darkness and Light". Blue pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 253 pages plus 10 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Tiny dent to top edge of rear cover. Small mark to rear cover. Large name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE SCHOOL'S BEST MAN
Written by R.A.H. Goodyear. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 1323804
Published by Jarrolds Publishers. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 320 pages. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper by means of a dedication. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name plate and name in ink to front pastedown. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE DUKE'S OWN
Written by J. Percy Groves. Illustrated by Lieut. Col. Marshman.
Stock no. 1323803
Published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co Limited.. Very good condition.

Or, the adventures of Peter Daly. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 320 pages. B/w frontis with tissue-guard. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small dent to top edge of rear cover. Prize(?) plate has been removed from front pastedown. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to contents. Ink spot to edge of textblock.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE 'ALBATROSS'
Written by W.C. Metcalfe. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 1323792
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 3 colour plates. 16 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate and small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Small pink mark to edge of textblock. Foxing to textblock.

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