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BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330740
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 223 pages. 3rd impression. Spine and corners bumped. A few foxpspots to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is in several pieces and is edge chipped and torn with slight loss to top of spine and tiny chip to lower edge of front panel. Rear panel is slightly grubby. Front flap is detached but held in place by old tape (which is now browned and loosing the glue!).

BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330733
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, darker blue titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light browning to spine and a few marks to front cover. Some foxing otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge scuffed, faded to spine and just a little grubby to rear panel.

BIGGLES FORMS A SYNDICATE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330732
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biggles finds himself at 'Hells Gates'. Red boards, black title to spine, small vignette to front board. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Some very light browning to endpapers and a few very tiny foxspots to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a bit grubby to rear panel.

BIGGLES IN THE JUNGLE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330729
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1963. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Hampton Library edition. The book has been covered with clear laminate (which is slightly wrinkled) and also has another set of grey endpapers.

ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330728
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 slightly bumped. Some browning to spine and to lower edges of covers. Book leans to one side a little. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn, faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330727
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. 2nd impression. Spine bumped. Mottling to covers and a small white mark to top edge of rear cover. Tiny dent to top edge of rear cover. Date ink stamp to rear pastedown. Endpapers are partly browned. Some very slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss and a little grubby to rear panel.

BIGGLES FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330724
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1985. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5". ISBN: 0603034098.

GIMLET MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330722
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1947. Good condition.

Cream cloth, brown titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plus green and black full-page illustrations. 185 pages. 7.25 x 4.75". Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby, spine browned. Endpapers lightly browned. Some page corner tips creased and some light foxing to textblock.

BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330620
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. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight browning to cover edges. Name and address written in ink to front pastedown. '6' written in a small circle to both front pastedown and rear free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel, a few small tape repairs to verso and name and address written on verso of wrapper.

BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330619
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper removed, front joint cracked. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and chipped, tape repairs on verso and faded to spine. Rear panel is a bit grubby.

BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330459
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 2nd 1948. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light mark to centre of spine. Pale browning to rear free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, loss to centre of spine, tape repairs on verso at folds.

BIGGLES AND THE PENITENT THIEF
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330052
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 151 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Large initials (S.B.) in black felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Original printed price has been crossed out to front flap of wrapper. Rear panel of wrapper is foxed. Wrapper edges rubbed.