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BIGGLES ON MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324357
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black titles and vignette of island. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Some spotting to front cover and light dusty marks to covers. Two names and addresses written in ink to front free-endpaper. A few ink tick marks to list of titles at prelims. Textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with some loss, ink spots to front panel and grubbiness to rear panel. Large tear to front fold has been tape repaired on verso.

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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324258
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Fourth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A couple of small, light marks to front cover edge. Contents clean.

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BIGGLES FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324164
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black lettering to front cover and spine. Black vignette of legionnaire and fort on front cover. 6 colour plates. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and a little grubby.

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BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324109
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1962. 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. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Front pastedown has become slightly unstuck from cover allowing the front board to slide back when the book is closed (hard to explain - see picture!). Contents bright and clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and scuffed with a small patch of surface paper damage to rear panel.

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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK RAIDER
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324104
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Black vignette of aeroplane to front. 8 colour plates. Endpapers are maps. Spine slightly bumped. Mark to top edge of rear cover. Small spot to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, is slightly grubby to rear panel and has a name written in ink to front flap.

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ANOTHER JOB FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324037
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette to front cover. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some scuffing to cover edges. Spine slightly browned. Foxing to contents. Child's writing to front free-endpaper has been partially erased. Later dustwrapper (price 8s 6d) is edge worn and grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324034
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to spine and corners, front flap is MISSING, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324031
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped, slight browning to spine. Book leans to one side a little. Date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and creased with fading to spine, rear panel of wrapper is a bit grubby.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324029
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, black titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped, a few light marks to covers and slight darkening to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with brown paper tape repairs/reinforcements to edges on verso.

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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324028
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. Lower corner of rear cover is bumped. Small spot to centre of rear cover and some light dustiness to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown, name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, slightly faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323922
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. Fourth impression. Spine bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and creased with slight loss and rear panel is a little grubby with an ink mark.

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BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323879
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped, is grubby to rear panel and foxed on verso.

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