Stella & Rose's Books

BIGGLES AND THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331024
Published by Dean. 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial blue and red boards. 184 pages. ISBN: 0603034063. Spine very faded and cover edges slightly faded.

THE BOY BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1331023
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1985. Nearly fine condition.

Title to cover and title-page appears to be backwards (Biggles; The Boy). Text is that of 'The Boy Biggles'. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0603034012. Spine slightly sunned.

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 GETS HIS MEN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1331013
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, dark titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and slight browning to base of spine. Minimal browning to endpapers else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at spine and conrers.

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.

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 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.