WAR STORIES
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BIGGLES IN FRANCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138312
Published by Norman Wright.
1st thus
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Limited to 300 Copies, this edition also has an original hand drawn illustration by Skilleter to front endpaper. The first and only hardback edition. 12 stories, plus b/w illustrations. This is Copy No. 229. Tiny knock to top of spine of book and to wrapper. Pale browning to top edge of rear panel of wrapper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- LIMITED EDITION
- WAR STORIES
WORRALS OF THE ISLANDS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1322682
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
3rd
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A story of the War in the Pacific. Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis, 6 double-sided plates. 192 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Date written in blue biro to rear pastedown. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, some surface paper damage to fold edge of front panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- WAR STORIES
- WORRALS
WORRALS FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1322681
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
4th
1949.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards with light titles and vignette. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Front free-endpaper is missing, some surface paper damage to pastedown where it has been torn out. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top of spine.
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- CHILDRENS
- WORRALS
- GIRLS
- WAR STORIES
DEFIANT CITY
Written by Jospeh Bato.
Illustrated by J.B. Priestley.
Stock no. 2134878
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1942.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Full page b/w illustrations. Couple of corners are bumped. Some spotting. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped with some repairs to verso with paper tape. Some grubby marks to wrapper.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ILLUSTRATED
- WAR STORIES
WHEN EAST MEETS WEST
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Illustrated by C.M. Padday.
Stock no. 1320554
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1913.
Good condition.
A story of the Yellow Peril. Olive green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Grey endpapers. 6 b/w plates. 292 pages, all edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped and worn with small splits at top and tail of spine. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Joints cracked. Some foxing to textblock and page margins. 1 plate is missing (opposite page 211).
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- CHILDRENS
- WAR STORIES
- PICTORIAL BINDING
WINGED VICTORY
Written by V.M. Yeates.
Stock no. 2131885
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st thus
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Reissue, with new preface and a tribute by Henry Williamson. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some foxing; nicks to corners.
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- MILITARY
- LITERATURE
- WAR STORIES
WINGED VICTORY
Written by V.M. Yeates.
Stock no. 1818566
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Reissue, with new preface and a tribute by Henry Williamson. Reprint. Text block lightly browned and foxed. Faint pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapepr is browned to spine, has foxing and is lightly worn at corners.
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- MILITARY
- LITERATURE
- WAR STORIES
THE LITTLE JEEP
Written by Paul Corey.
Illustrated by Jack Zander.
Stock no. 1318014
Published by The World Publishing Company.
1st
1946.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
A Rainbow Book. 'The war was over and Joey, the little jeep, wanted to go home...' The story of a World War II jeep. Matt pictorial boards. Two-tone & colour illustrations throughout. Lower cover edges are worn. Some slight corner creases and fingering else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very worn with some loss to spine and corners, grubby to rear panel and has a large tear to front fold.
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- CHILDRENS
- TRANSPORT
- WAR STORIES
OSCAR DANBY, V.C.
Written by Rowland Walker.
Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1317896
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd..
Very good condition.
A tale of the Great European War. Red pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 255 pages. 4 b/w plates. Spine bumped. Slight fading to spine. Heavy foxing to contents and some light browning to endpapers.
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- CHILDRENS
- WORLD WAR I
- WAR STORIES
JIM BRENT
Written by Sapper.
Stock no. 2123226
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1939.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Red Cloth with black title to spine. Wrapper is badly torn and chipped, with pieces of loss.
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- LITERATURE
- WAR STORIES
WORRALS OF THE W.A.A.F.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1814000
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st thus
1950.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis plus 4 three-tone plates. 220 pages. New illustrated edition. Text block browned with a few scattered foxspots. Pictorial dustwrapper is in two halves, detached at rear spine edge, loss at edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- WORRALS
- GIRLS
- WAR STORIES
THE WAR IN THE AIR 1936
Written by Major Helders; Claud W. Sykes.
Stock no. 2123143
Published by John Hamilton.
Circa
1935.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth with gilt titles and sundial vignette to spine. 8 plates and one fold-out map to rear. Heavy spotting to spine. A few marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Ink stamp to rear endpaper. Book affected by tobacco odour.
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- CHILDRENS
- WAR STORIES