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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.

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.

SECRET SEVEN ON THE TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1331205
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark/light blue pictorial boards showing the children holding hands. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Front joint just starting to crack. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1331204
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark and pale blue pictorial boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Red two-tone illustrations. 127 pages. Sixth impression. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and endpapers else contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and ever so slightly grubby.

BIGGLES SCORES A BULL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330968
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Adventure of Biggles and the Air Police. Red boards with gilt titles to spine. 160 pages. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

BIGGLES AND THE GUN RUNNERS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330967
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Biggles advertises his services in the hope that he can pick up the trail of a gun-running racket which is causing international concern. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Front free-endpaper has been removed and is MISSING. Textblock is slightly dusty else contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a vertical crease to edge of front panel. Title list on rear of wrapper ends in Blue Moon. Possibly a slightly later dustwrapper according to biggles-online.com? Price is correct for year though?

BIGGLES IN THE UNDERWORLD
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330966
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 184 pages. ISBN: 0340041587. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Complete original dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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 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 MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330916
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1947. Good condition.

Cream cloth, brown titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plus green and black full-page illustrations. 185 pages. 7.25 x 4.75". Covers slightly foxed and grubby. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Ink "No. F/32" to half title-page. Ink name to rear free-endpaper. Light page browning to endpapers. A few small foxspots to textblock.

BIGGLES AND THE LITTLE GREEN GOD
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330805
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. 179 pages. ISBN: 0340041943. Slight bumping to top of spine. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, slightly browned to spine and with some light foxing on verso.