BOYS ADVENTURE
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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826511
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Light bumping to top of spine (minor). A few minor foxspots mainly to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small chips and tears.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
NO REST FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1325770
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1956.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles and vignette. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Large foxspots to endpapers and prelims, smaller foxspots to page edges. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some slight loss to top of spine. Rear panel is slightly grubby and there are large foxspots to verso of wrapper.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES AND THE BLACK MASK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1325709
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1964.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Biggles uncovers the existence of an International Criminal Network. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some erased pencil writing to front pastedown. Crease to page 111/2. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby, last title listed on rear panel is Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
A MYSTERY OF THE AIR
Written by John F.C. Westerman.
Illustrated by A. Mason Trotter.
Stock no. 1325416
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1931.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth covers with dark blue vignettes and titles. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine slightly bumped. A few small spots to covers. Name plate and name in pencil to front pastedown. Booksellers small ink stamp to rear pastedown. Foxing to contents.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- ADVENTURE
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324858
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1951.
Very good condition.
Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324853
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Circa
1952.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Hampton library edition. Grey boards with black titles to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with light scuffing to rear panel.
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- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324852
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1950.
Very good condition.
Blue boards with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. Third impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Front cover is slightly warped. Light foxing. Small tear to top margins of last few pages.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
THE LION OF ST. MARK
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1324686
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
A story of Venice in the 14th century. Green pictorial cloth. 5 b/w plates. 384 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small dent to edge of rear cover. Slight scuffing to cloth. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint cracked. Endpapers are browned. Foxing and browning to textblock and some foxing to prelims.
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- PICTORIAL BINDING
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
A LIVELY BIT OF THE FRONT
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1324679
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. A tale of the New Zealand Rifles on the Western Front. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing and a light mark to rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to textblock.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- WAR STORIES
THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson.
Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1912.
Almost very good condition.
A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.
UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324664
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Fair condition.
Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. A Naval story of the Great War. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few light marks to covers. Name plate to front pastedown, name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Hinges pulled and joints cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Frontis has been re-inserted with tape which has now browned with age. Unfortunately 2 of the b/w plates are MISSING.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- WAR STORIES
MARTIN THE SKIPPER
Written by James F. Cobb.
Stock no. 1324655
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co..
Very good condition.
A tale for boys and seafaring folk. 5 b/w plates. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt title block to spine and title to front, gilt vignettes. 403 pages plus 2 catalogues at rear. Spine bumped and very slightly browned. Name plate and tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Small red ink stamp (and blue ink marks) to front free-endpaper. Textblock is foxed. Some spots to margins.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- MARITIME
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE