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BIGGLES SEES TOO MUCH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330804
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 156 pages. The final complete Biggles novel to be issued. ISBN: 0340042362. Minimal bumping to spine. Light browning to endpapers. Small light mark to fore-edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is complete and bright. A super copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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 LEARNS TO FLY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330779
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How Biggles at 17 joined the Royal Flying Corps. and after a few fights, went to war. Red boards, black title to spine. Embossed scottie dog design to covers. Colour frontis. Slight bumping to spine. Endpapers are browned. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed and lightly scuffed on rear panel.

BIGGLES' SPECIAL CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330734
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very 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 slightly bumped. Some light browning to cover edges. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with only minmal loss at corners (where rubbed).

BIGGLES IN THE JUNGLE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330729
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1963. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Hampton Library edition. The book has been covered with clear laminate (which is slightly wrinkled) and also has another set of grey endpapers.

ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330728
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 slightly bumped. Some browning to spine and to lower edges of covers. Book leans to one side a little. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn, faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

GIMLET MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330722
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". Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby, spine browned. Endpapers lightly browned. Some page corner tips creased and some light foxing to textblock.

OPEN THE DOOR
Written by Margery Fisher; Eleanor Farjeon; Charles Kingsley; Leila Berg; et al. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1330415
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt vignette to front cover plus gilt title label to spine. Red bookmarker ribbon. B/w illustrations. Jacket designed by Edward Ardizzone. Margery Fisher's own choice of stories from books by famous writers of today and yesterday. ISBN: 0340037091. Covers are slightly edge rubbed. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine and has a few felt-tip pen marks to front panel.

THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1330027
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1957. 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. Seventh impression. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Name and address in ink to belongs to box. Small, light brown spot to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a small brown spot to rear flap.

SECRET SEVEN MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1329835
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Third impression. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above), edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel.

PUZZLE FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1329834
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with dark blue SS symbols to covers. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 0340037636. Second impression. Spine is slightly bumped. Child's name in ink to lower edge of textblock. Page 101/2 it partially detached, corner crease to page 107/8. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above) and edge rubbed.

GO AHEAD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1329830
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Secret Seven are hard at work on another problem... why would a bull-terrier be pushed through a dark, deep coal-hole? And what, or who, was waiting down below? It was certainly a case for the police, but... Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. Seventh impression. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above) and is edge rubbed.