BOYS ADVENTURE
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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1831637
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Boards clean. A couple of hinges lightly pulled. Small brown rust marks to front endpaper (minor). Some light foxing mainly to prelims otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small chips. Six small squares of clear tape to verso.
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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331440
Published by Armada.
Circa
1970.
Almost very good condition.
Yellow pictorial cardwraps, with C277 to base of spine. Covers edge rubbed and lightly creased. Light page browning else contents clean.
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BIGGLES AND THE DARK INTRUDER
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331437
Published by Knight Books.
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps showing colour photo of film scene(?). 190 Pages. ISBN: 034002464X. Seventh impression. Some light rubbing to cover edges and some light page browning.
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- BIGGLES
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- ADVENTURE
BIGGLES AND THE BLACK MASK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331435
Published by Knight Books.
1975.
Good condition.
Paperback edition. 157 pages. ISBN: 0340190914. Second impression. Spine faded. Covers lightly creased. UK printed price scratched off on rear cover (very small mark). Small sticker to front cover. Name to half title-page. Page browning else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- ADVENTURE
- BOYS ADVENTURE
COMRADES: A STORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH
Written by Joseph Bowes.
Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
Stock no. 1331394
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde.
1st
1912.
Very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 288 pages, all edges blue. 6 colour plates. Spine bumped. Cover edges slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some hinges cracked/pulled but binding still tight. Some foxing to contents.
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- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- AUSTRALIAN FICTION (CHILDRENS)
- PICTORIAL BINDING
BIGGLES FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331324
Published by Armada.
1st thus
1971.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. C508 to base of spine. Covers edge rubbed. First page is almost detached - most likely will be detached when sold! Small margin cuts to first few pages. Pale page browning else contents clean.
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- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1331320
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to spine and corners. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. One page (57/8) is part detached. Some slight foxing. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped and torn.
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- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BERIC THE BRITON
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1331290
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
A story of the Roman Invasion. Blue pictorial cloth. 384 pages. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers browned. Front joint is cracked, binding still tight.
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- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1331259
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1949.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. The case of the pirate U-Boat. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Pale mark to front cover. Name in ink to front pastedown and name and address in two different inks to endpaper. Red '8' to top corner of front endpaper. Endpapers are browned. There is foxing to the contents and a musty smell. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with sections of loss, tears to rear fold and grubby to rear panel. Wrapper is foxed.
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK RAIDER
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1331258
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. Some foxing to textblock and to some page margins. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and has a small tear to lower corner of front panel, rear panel is slightly grubby with a neat '3' red ink stamp to top corner.
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- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES' DANGEROUS MISSIONS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Alfred Sindall; Studio Stead.
Stock no. 1331033
Published by Prion Ltd..
1st thus
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
Four of our flying hero's most perilous adventures: Biggles in Austrlia, Biggles Secret Agent, Biggles and the Secret Mission, Biggles Flying Detective. 782 pages. Pictorial stiff cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781853756634. Some light scuff marks to rear cover.
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A BIGGLES OMNIBUS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331032
Published by Cresset Editions.
1st thus
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Glazed pictorial boards. Three books in one: Biggles Learns to Fly, Biggles Flies East and Biggles in the Orient. ISBN: 0091818893. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.
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- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
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