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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326377
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title and vignette to front cover. Eight blue two-tone illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. 190 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Light vertical crease to centre of spine. A couple of foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to spine and corners, light vertical crease to front panel and rear panel is just slightly grubby.l

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326375
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 182 pages. Fifth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Small mark to edge of front cover. Foxspots to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and just a little grubby to spine and rear panel.

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FIVE FALL INTO ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326355
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1957. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The Famous Five in the 9th adventure, alone at Kirrin Cottage with the problem of Gipsy-girl Jo. Red boards. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Blue and white endpapers. 192 pages. Spine slightly bumped. A few marks to textblock. Erased writing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss.

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EDMUND DULAC'S PICTURE BOOK FOR THE FRENCH RED CROSS
No author listed. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1326349
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1915. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Yellow cloth covers with green titles and vignettes. 19 tipped-in colour plates and a b/w photographic plate of Dulac. 134 pages. 11" x 8.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Page browning to endpapers and grey mounts for plates. Foxing to contents. Tiny corner crease to plate opposite page 16. Small repaired tear to plate opposite page 41. Scarce dustwrapper is in several pieces (torn at spine) and has sections of loss to edges. Wrapper is browned.

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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.

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FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326258
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Yellow and black pictorial endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with small pieces of loss, tear to lower corner of front panel with small piece missing (see photo). Spine of wrapper is slightly browned.

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GOOD AFTERNOON, CHILDREN
Written by Columbus. Illustrated by John Morton-Sale.
Stock no. 1326240
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Wireless stories and plays from The Clildren's Hour. Edited by Columbus. Yellow cloth, grey titles and decorations. 4 Colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 267 pages. 9.5 x 6". Spine and corners bumped. Damp spotting to covers and a small ink blot to front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some remains of paper which was stuck to the pastedowns. Child's writing in ink to verso of half title-page (this book belongs to...). Light foxing to textblock.

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WORRALS FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326235
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Good condition.

Cream cloth with black titles and vignette of Worrals to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Third impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout but contents generally clean.

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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326221
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Third impression. Spine bumped. Foxing to page edges and margins. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, grubby to rear panel and creased to spine.

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BIGGLES LOOKS BACK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326204
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 191 Pages. A story of Biggles and the Air Police. A few tiny dents at cover edges and a few light marks to covers. A tiny tear to edge of front fly-leaf. Minor foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut to top of front flap, is edge rubbed with a couple of small tears and rear panel is slightly grubby. There is a small patch of surface paper damage to front panel of wrapper.

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WORLDS OF WONDER
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326201
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1962. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More adventures in Space. Blue boards, green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. School ink stamps to pastedowns. Some grubby fingermarks to pages but contents still decent. Dustwrapper is edge worn. 'New' price sticker to front panel (covering printed price) of 8/6 net.

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NOW TO THE STARS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326198
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1956. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Story of Interplanetary Exploration - the 3rd in Captain Johns's Science Fiction series. Blue boards with black titles and vignette to front board. 6 colour plates. 190 pages. Spine bumped sith split at top of spine. Fading to cover edges. Foxing to half title-page. Front free-endpaper is missing. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and slightly grubby.

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