Stella & Rose's Books

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 GUN-RUNNERS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331449
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1971. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. ISBN: 0340104341. Covers edge rubbed. Spine split at front edge at base. Surface paper damage to centre of rear cover. Contents browned but otherwise clean.

BIGGLES' SPECIAL CASE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331448
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1975. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. ISBN: 0340190876. Spine creased and sunned. Covers edge rubbed. Pale page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES IN THE TERAI
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331447
Published by Knight Books. 1975. Almost very good condition.

Paperback edition. A Green Knight Book. The Terai is a strip of marshy jungle land between North India and Nepal. It is this 'green hell' which forms the background to Biggles' attempt to put a stop to an outbreak of gold smuggling. ISBN: 0340041498. Fourth impression. Covers edge rubbed and lightly creased. Vertical creases to spine. Business ink stamp to half title-page, red ink writing to title page (child's hand). Page edge browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES IN MEXICO
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331446
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1978. Almost very good condition.

Paperback edition. ISBN: 0340222042. Covers edge rubbed and lightly creased. Light page browning and textblock slightly grubby.

BIGGLES FLIES NORTH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by William Narraway; Peter Archer.
Stock no. 1331445
Published by Armada. Circa 1969. Almost very good condition.

Paperback edition. Cover illustration by Archer. B/w illustrations by Narraway. Covers edge worn and creased. Light page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES AND THE GUN-RUNNERS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331444
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1971. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. ISBN: 0340104341. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Ink business address stamp inside front cover, 'AH 394' written in ink to half title-page. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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.

RETURN TO MARS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331442
Published by Armada. 1st PB 1970. Almost very good condition.

Paperback edition. Covers are worn and creased, biro scribble to front cover. Contents are browned but otherwise clean.

BIGGLES IN THE TERAI
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331441
Published by Knight Books. 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paperback edition. A Green Knight Book. The Terai is a strip of marshy jungle land between North India and Nepal. It is this 'green hell' which forms the background to Biggles' attempt to put a stop to an outbreak of gold smuggling. ISBN: 0340041498. Fourth impression. Light creases to spine and spine edges where book has been held open to read. Pale page edge browning.

BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331440
Published by Armada. Circa 1970. Almost very good condition.

Yellow pictorial cardwraps, with C277 to base of spine. Covers edge rubbed and lightly creased. Light page browning else contents clean.

BIGGLES AND THE LOST TREASURE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331439
Published by Knight Books. 1st PB 1978. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Originally published as "Biggles And The Lost Sovereigns". ISBN: 0340231912. Covers edge rubbed with light creases to front spine edge (where cover has been held open to read the book). White label to half title-page (covering an ink name stamp(?). Light page browning else contents clean.