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BIGGLES ALIAS W.E. JOHNS HET ALBUM VAN HET EEUWFEEST
Written by W.E. Johns; Jennifer Schofield; Harry Sluyter; Michel Oleffe; Marvel M. Wagenaar-Wilm. Illustrated by Roger Mellies; Eric Loutte; Frank Leclercq.
Stock no. 1326330
Published by Miklo. Circa 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Book 14. Articles about Johns and Biggles, comic strip stories. Text in Dutch. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9076737010. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

BIGGLES ARCHIVES 1 - BIGGLES EN EXTREME-ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns; Willy Vandersteen. Illustrated by Willy Vandersteen; Francis Bergese.
Stock no. 1326329
Published by Claude Lefrancq Editeur. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Text in French, contains two stories: Biggles Dans La Jungle and Biggles En Extreme-Orient . Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout (stories told in comic strip format). ISBN: 2871532001. Minimal rubbing to corners.

BIGGLES PILOTE DE LA R.A.F. LE BAL DES SPITFIRE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Francis Bergese.
Stock no. 1326321
Published by Miklo. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Tome 17. Glazed pictorial boards. Comic book story. Text in French. Contains 4 stories: Le Bal Des Spitfire, Squadron Biggles, La Bataille D'Angleterre and Stukas. Preface by Louis Cance. ISBN: 2930234318. Tiny knock to base of spine. 10 leaves at the back of the book affected by a binding error - the top corners of the pages are creased.

ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326233
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with yellow titles to spine. Colour frontis. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Rear endpapers are grubby (possibly stood on!). Textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and rear flap is a bit grubby.

BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Martin Tyas.
Stock no. 1326232
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1947. Good condition.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with slight fading/scuffing. Book leans to one side a little. Ink book club stamp (very small) to rear pastedown. Some light, old tape marks to rear free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby/dusty.

GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326225
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

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. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Pale page browning and foxing else contents clean.

BIGGLES LOOKS BACK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326204
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 191 Pages. A story of Biggles and the Air Police. A few tiny dents at cover edges and a few light marks to covers. A tiny tear to edge of front fly-leaf. Minor foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut to top of front flap, is edge rubbed with a couple of small tears and rear panel is slightly grubby. There is a small patch of surface paper damage to front panel of wrapper.

BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326144
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Another case from the records of Biggles and the Special Air Police. Brown boards. Green titles. Colour frontis. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to endpapers else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby, small tape repairs on verso. Some ink writing to front flap of wrapper.

GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326131
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine slightly bumped and spotted. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine (but only very minimal loss to spine and corners).

GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326096
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Peach boards, black titles and stag vignette to front. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing else a clean copy. Dustwrapper is worn and torn, grubby to white spine and rear panel and large section missing to lower edge of rear panel. Small patch of surface paper damage to front panel.

BIGGLES OF THE CAMEL SQUADRON
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326069
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 182 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, last title listed on rear panel is Biggles Flies to Work.

BIGGLES FLIES WEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326065
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Hampton Library series. Pale blue mottled covers, red title to spine. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.