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BIGGLES IN THE ANTARCTIC
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331330
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1970. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. Originally published in 1949 with title 'Biggles Breaks the Silence'. ISBN: 000690369X. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Price on rear cover has been blotted out with blue biro. Foxing and page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES IN MEXICO
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331329
Published by Knight Books. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. ISBN: 0340222042. Covers are edge rubbed and creased. White spine and rear cover are a bit grubby. Name, address and date in ink to inside front cover. Foxing and page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES AND THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331328
Published by Armada. Circa 1965. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Light vertical creases to spine where book has been held open to read. Small no. '4' written to top of spine. Light page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331327
Published by Armada. Circa 1975. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0006902790. Light vertical creases to spine where book has been held open to read. Pale page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES FLIES NORTH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by William Narraway; Peter Archer.
Stock no. 1331326
Published by Armada. Circa 1969. Almost very good condition.

Paperback edition. Cover illustration by Archer. B/w illustrations by Narraway. Covers edge worn and lightly creased. Contents browned but otherwise clean.

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.

SOME MILESTONES IN AVIATION
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331323
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. B/w photo plates. 232 pages and 30 pages of adverts to rear. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Some marks to covers. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock and some pages.

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.

GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331319
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Peach boards, blue title to spine and 'A Star Book' vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Some slightly bumped. Endpapers partly and lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is foxed on verso, edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel. A nice copy of a scarce edition.

EXPELLED: BEING THE STORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
Written by Bernard Heldman.
Stock no. 1331293
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. Circa 1894. Good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title label to spine and gilt title to front cover. Black decoration to spine and black illustration to front cover. B/w plates. 347 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, small split to top of spine. Some spotting to covers. Initials and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing, page browning and fingering to contents. Some hinges cracked and pulled but binding still tight.

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.

WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1331289
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1895. Good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing. Some hinges cracked. Binding still tight.