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BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE

Written by W.E. Johns
Illustrated by Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1952

BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326682
1st. 1952. Hardback. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Front cover very slightly warped. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.

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BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326639
1959. Hardback. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Third impression. Tiny white mark to rear cover. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby some some staining. Rear panel is grubby with a tear to top corner. Loss to top of spine. Price on front flap has been 'blotted' out with blue ink (can still see printed price).

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BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326378
1st. 1952. Hardback. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped with slight fading to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and heavy pencil name an address to same page (this has been partially erased but the is still evident). Textblock slightly grubby else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is worn, front flap was detached and now re-attached with tape on verso, other tape repairs on verso as well.

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Front cover

Cover of BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE by W.E. Johns

Contents

  • A collection of 9 short stories.
  • Skyway Robbery
  • Case of the Unknown Aircraft:
  • The Renegade: D
  • Biggles Baits the Trap
  • African Assignment:
  • All in a day's work
  • Case of the Secret Aerofoil
  • Case of the Mysterious Gunshots
  • The Hare and The Tortoise.