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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1831637
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Boards clean. A couple of hinges lightly pulled. Small brown rust marks to front endpaper (minor). Some light foxing mainly to prelims otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small chips. Six small squares of clear tape to verso.

GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Walter Foster; Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1331443
Published by Armada. 1st PB 1964. Very good condition.

Paperback Edition. Cover illustration by Foster. Text illustrations by Stead. Covers edge rubbed. Vertical creases to spine where book has been held open. Neat name in ink to inside front cover. Light page browning else contents clean.

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.

BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1331017
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver titles and vignette. 8 blue & white full page illustrations, other b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Browning to top and tail of spine. Ink stamps to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with tears and creases (repaired on verso) and rear panel is slightly grubby.

BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1331012
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange boards, black title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Spine bumped. Front joint is just starting to crack. Pictorial wrapper is a little scuffed and worn at edges.

GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330921
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The last Gimlet book. Plain red boards, black titles to spine. B/w plates. Slight bumping to spine. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty else contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 8/6 net in U.K. printed above. A few small edge tears to wrapper and rear panel very very slightly grubby. A nice copy of the first edition.

GIMLET GETS THE ANSWER
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330920
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey patterned boards with blue title and scottie dog vignettes to spine. 4 b/w plates. 192 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper, name in ink to rear free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, rear panel is grubby.

GIMLET BORES IN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330918
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small mark to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned/foxed. Blue biro doodles to rear free-endpaper (both sides). Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with slight loss. Ink mark to front panel.

GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330917
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Pale green boards with embossed scottie dog design to front and spine. Blue title (and scottie dogs) to spine. 189 pages. 4 b/w plates. Second impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Very slight browning to cover edges. Some light foxing and page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (6/6 net printed above), is edge worn with small tears and slight chipping and is slightly grubby to rear panel.

GIMLET OFF THE MAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330915
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey boards, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Covers lightly marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, rear panel slightly grubby.

BIGGLES AND THE LEOPARDS OF ZINN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330803
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. A few small light marks to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss, rear panel is grubby.

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.