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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.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- AIRCRAFT (CHILDRENS)
BIGGLES IN THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331322
Published by Dean & Son Ltd..
Circa
1970.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small piece of white paper stuck to top edge of front cover (this has come off the facing dustwrapper). Contents lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some scuffing to front panel.
BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331321
Published by Brockhampton Press.
Circa
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Hampton Library Series. Orange boards, black title to spine. With no clues, and the whole world to chose from, Biggles, Algy and Ginger embark on an adventure as exciting as anything in their long history of successful scoops. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Edges of textblock very slightly grubby. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with a few small closed tears.
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.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
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.
KINGS OF SPACE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1331318
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1954.
Good condition.
A Story of Interplanetary Exploration. Blue boards, black titles and vignette of flying saucer. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges are faded. Some light spotting/foxing to page edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- JOHNS SPACE SERIES
- SCIENCE FICTION
THE MAN WHO VANISHED INTO SPACE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331317
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Another adventure of the spacecraft Tavona in the Great Unknown. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Ex-lib (police) with label to front free-endpaper and remains of a label to rear pastedown. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, rear panel is grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- JOHNS SPACE SERIES
- SCIENCE FICTION
GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1331316
Published by University of London Press.
1st
1944.
Very good condition.
King of the Commandos in another adventure with fighting France and the Grey Fleas of the North. Blue/green cloth, vignette of commando on front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A few small bumps to cover edges. Foxing to contents. Joints starting to crack. Some fingermarks to page margins but contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- WAR STORIES
WORRALS ON THE WAR-PATH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1331315
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1943.
Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
Pale blue cloth, parachute vignette. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight discolouration to top and tail of spine. Small, light damp stain to lower spine corner of front cover. Foxing to textblock, contents clean. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased with loss at edges and to spine, rear flap is creased, there are tears to the folds, the white spine and rear panel are grubby.
LES MILLE ET UNE NUITS
Written by Kathleen Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by E. Marler Thomas.
Stock no. 1331305
Published by Leopold B. Hill.
Very good condition.
Small format. Grey boards, black titles and circular onlay to front cover. 8 colour plates. Text in FRENCH. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins. Light browning to rear of last page. Covers and contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce little item.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
EARLY DAYS IN AUSTRALIA: STORIES OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT
Written by William Howitt; Ralph H. Major; John Pinkerton; et al.
Illustrated by W.R.S. Stott.
Stock no. 1331304
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1934.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Pioneer Series. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. Front endpapers are maps (listed as being at pages 1 and 161 on contents page). 320 pages. 8 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing to cover edges and to contents. Top corner of front free-endpaper has been removed (map not affected). Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- AUSTRALIA
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND
Written by George MacDonald.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1331303
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st thus
1956.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Children's Illustrated Classics series. Beige and blue decorated cloth and endpapers. 8 colour plates plus b/w line drawings. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.
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- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS