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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326284
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with silver titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine slightly bumped, some light fading and browning to cover edges. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, rear panjel and spine are a little grubby.

ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326233
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with yellow titles to spine. Colour frontis. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Rear endpapers are grubby (possibly stood on!). Textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and rear flap is a bit grubby.

GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326225
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

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. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Pale page browning and foxing else contents clean.

BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326144
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a 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. Some light marks to endpapers else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby, small tape repairs on verso. Some ink writing to front flap of wrapper.

BIGGLES' SPECIAL CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326140
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale grey boards, green title to spine. Colour frontis. Bombarded by jet fighters, grounded by a sand-storm, involved in a desert gun battle - another exciting Biggles adventure. 170 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn at edges with minimal loss to spine and corners.

GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326131
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine slightly bumped and spotted. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine (but only very minimal loss to spine and corners).

GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826511
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. Light bumping to top of spine (minor). A few minor foxspots mainly to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small chips and tears.

BIGGLES MAKES ENDS MEET
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324163
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

1st edition variant. Red boards, gilt title to spine with Knight logo to base. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Old tape mark to endpapers and wrapper flaps where wrapper was stuck down to pastedowns. Light browning to textblock. Evidence of removal of a label to front free-endpaper. School library stamp to title-page (neat), no other library markings. Wrapper is slightly worn at edges with printed price of 60p to front flap.

BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324160
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red embossed scottie dog design with black title and scottie dogs to spine. 6 colour plates. 181 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Damp stain to lower edge of front cover (slightly affects the prelims inside). Erased pencil markings and a few other marks to front endpapers. A few small spots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby, damp staining to lower edge of front panel (with some slight loss as well).

BIGGLES IN MEXICO
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324108
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition.

Blue boards, red title to spine. 6 colour plates. 184 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, slightly browned to spine and slightly grubby to rear panel.

BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323869
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light fingering to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with some ink writing to rear panel and a small tear/hole to centre of spine.

BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323401
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards. Dark titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Slight bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly browned to spine and has an ink number (58) to base of spine.