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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.

JENNINGS' LITTLE HUT
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1330561
Published by Collins. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black lettering. Top edge red. Colour frontis. 255 pages. Jennings and Darbishire are now in their third term at Linbury Court School and are occupying their leisure time in hut-building... Spine bumped. Endpapers partially browned, light page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners.

MODEL AIRCRAFT FOR BOYS
Written by W.E. Johns; W. Rigby. Illustrated by W. Rigby.
Stock no. 1330552
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1935. Good condition.

Foreword by Captain W.E. Johns (editor of Popular Flying and author of Biggles). Pictorial boards. 96 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are grubby and worn. Backstrip is browned and has possibly been re-glued. Some light foxing but contents generally very good.

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.

WILLIAM AND THE MOON ROCKET
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330458
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt vignette of William to spine and gilt lettering to spine/front cover. 248 pages. B/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Some browning to top and tail of spine. Prize-plate to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with loss to top and tail of spine and slightly grubby/browned to rear panel and faded to spine.

WILLIAM AND THE TRAMP
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330390
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front cover. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. 4th impression (cheap edition). Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with minimal loss and small tear to top edge of rear panel.

JUST WILLIAM - THE STORY OF THE FILM
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1330373
Published by George Newnes. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covers. Includes the script of the film. 248 pages. Some light mottling to boards. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly browned. Light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased and torn with some loss. Spine of wrapper is browned and rear panel is a little grubby. Tears have been neatly repaired.

SWEET WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330372
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1936. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Cheap edition. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Cover edges very slightly rubbed. Some light foxing. A small margin tear to one page. Contents clean. Second Impression dustwrapper is edge creased and torn, spine is slightly grubby. Wrapper is generally complete (very minimal loss at spine and corners). A nice copy of the cheap edition published in same year as the first edition.

THE SPY FLYERS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1330369
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1935. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to front cover and spine, sundial vignette to base of spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. A wonderful book of flying thrills. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly bowed. Light spotting and damp staining to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown has been scribbled over. Small piece of lower corner of frontis torn off (actual illustration not affected). Page browning and foxing else contents clean. Some light corner creases and margin tears.

THE BLACK PERIL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330367
Published by John Hamilton. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth. Black title and sundial to spine. 222 pages. No catalogue. Colour frontis, 4 blue tinted plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some spotting to covers. Tiny water stain to lower margins of some pages. A couple of page corner creases and a couple of page corner tips have very slight loss (text not affected). Some foxing to first few and last few pages else contents clean. A nice copy of a very early reprint.

WILLIAM AND THE MOON ROCKET
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330361
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt vignette of William to spine and gilt lettering to spine/front cover. 248 pages. B/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Gilt to spine has dulled. Foxing throughout, mainly to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some loss, grubby to rear panel.

TOM MERRY'S ENEMY
Written by Martin Clifford; Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1330350
Published by Howard Baker. 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Gem Volume No. 13. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0703002155. Slight bumping to spine. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and very slightly browned to front panel.