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THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR

by W.E. Johns

Illustrated by Howard Leigh

Published by John Hamilton. 1935

Very good condition. The second Biggles book. Light blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus catalogue to rear.

Reprint of Autumn 1935. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to covers. A couple of small margin tears to one of the advert pages at rear. Light foxing to contents. The plates are lightly browned. Light browning to pages.

Stock no. 1328220

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Contents

  • The Cruise of the Condor finds Biggles on the trail of Inca gold deep in the heart of the Amazon basin. Following a surprise visit to Biggle's Uncle Dickpa, they find him in a siege situation with a group of gold thieves. Escaping from that the trio, with Smyth along for good measure, travel to the Amazon to uncover a lost Inca village, chock full of gold and manuscripts. After a couple of scrapes with the bad guys they manage to snag a couple of souvenirs before an earth tremor causes a hasty departure....

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