BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns
Illustrated by Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
in 1949
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- CHILDRENS
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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323593
1st.
1949.
Hardback.
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 and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss and grubby to rear panel.
BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 2139960
1st.
1949.
Hardback.
Almost 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. Some white spots to covers. Corners are bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and marks to outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is creased with tears; 1" loss to base of spine; smaller loss to corners; some grubby marks.
Front cover
Contents
- Biggles is visited by 'Jumbo' Grimes, whose son used to serve in his old squadron in the Western Desert. 'Jumbo' gives information which leads Biggles to conclude that Jumbo empoyers have discovered the Starry Crown, a ship which contains a horde of gold.
- Leaving Algy and Bertie on the Falkland Islands as their South Atlantic base, Biggles, Ginger and Grimes Senior and Junior make a risky landing in the Antarctic, and so the adventure begins.