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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330798
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards. Dark titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Very pale browning to spine. Foxspot to lower edge of front cover. Some foxing and other marks to textblock, slight foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to top and tail of spine and grubby, particularly to rear panel.

BIGGLES AND THE BLACK MASK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330797
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1964. Very good condition.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Biggles uncovers the existence of an International Criminal Network. The title and author name from the dustwrapper has been cut out and stuck to the front board, remainder of dustwrapper is missing. Spine slightly bumped with a couple of tiny holes to centre. Minimal foxing to textblock, contents clean.

BIGGLES PIONEER AIR FIGHTER
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330796
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1970. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 184 pages. ISBN: 0603034055.

BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330794
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very 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. Small indentation to top edge of front cover. Child's name in ink (and date) to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and ever so slightly grubby to rear panel and spine.

BIGGLES IN AUSTRALIA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Studio Stead.
Stock no. 1330793
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1957. Almost very good condition.

Red boards with aborigine vignette on front cover. 6 colour plates. 3rd impression. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Foxing to prelims else contents clean.

BIGGLES AND THE LEOPARDS OF ZINN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330792
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

In Central Africa Biggles & Co. free a primitive race from sinister influences and expose a plot. Green boards, black title to spine. 6 colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing/dustiness to top edge of textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, slightly grubby and foxed on rear panel.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1980
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1330791
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1980. Very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - the first Rupert annual in this format. Cover design of Rupert playing with glove puppets. 1st story Rupert and the Flavours. ISBN: 0850790964. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some pale edge browning and foxing else contents clean.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1962
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330789
Published by Daily Express. 1962. Almost very good condition.

Glazed boards - Rupert throwing a snowball on front cover. Magic painting pages. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight fading to cover edges some. Endpapers are lightly browned. Magic Paintings DONE, biro scribbles to some of the painting pages. Pages opposite painting pages are affected by water colour but generally contents are clean.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1973
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330788
Published by Daily Express. 1973. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert playing in a tree. 1st story Rupert and the Bouncers. The last cover design by Alfred Bestall - and the first with a white-faced Rupert. This change caused Bestall to resign. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped. Name(s) in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Contents fine.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1977
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1330787
Published by Daily Express. 1977. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert walking with 2 penguins. 1st story Rupert and the Winkybickies. The last Rupert annual drawn by Alex Cubie. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. ISBN: 0850790832. Minimal bumping to corners. Some very slightly browning to spine. Name in ink to belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Contents fine.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1971
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330785
Published by Daily Express. 1971. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing into a cave with a bucket and spade. 1st story Rupert and the Gomnies. 115 pages. 10 x 7inches. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to belongs to page with name in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some marks to pages, title-page is a little finger creased and grubby.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330784
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Poor condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Front cover is detached but still present. Staples are rusty. Covers are worn, torn and creased. Loss to top and tail of backstrip. Child's name and address in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Textblock is grubby. Page corner tips creased and a couple of tips torn off. Some grubby marks to pages but contents generally ok.