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BIGGLES IN AFRICA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324981
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1938. Good condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles and sketch of plane gliding over pyramids & palm trees. Colour frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light rubbing to covers. Large prize plate to front pastedown. Front hinge beteween half-title and frontis is cracked showing webbing beneath, some other hinges slightly cracked/pulled. Light foxing to contents. Frontis is a little 'wrinkled' but no staining.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Jeffrey Havilton; Percy F. Westerman; Geoffrey Prout; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Reginald Cleaver; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 1324973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1932. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with vignette of cowboy standing, front board shows cowboy on horseback. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Rabbit" Unwin by Richard Bird. Cover edges worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Some light damp stains to rear cover. A few marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and old price in ink crossed out with pencil to same page. Heavy foxing.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by J.G. Fyfe; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324972
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition.

Front cover shows boy hurdling over a gate. First story is 'Paid' by Fyfe. Colour and b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly marked at top and bottom. A few light scratch marks to front cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 22ND YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; G.A. Hope; Gunby Hadath; Richard Bird; et al. Illustrated by Miguel Mackinlay; Howard K. Elcock; Frank Insall; T. Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324971
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing man with a megaphone (boat race ongoing). Pictorial onlay to spine on cream cloth. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Jezebel" by Captain Hope. Covers edge rubbed. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 21ST YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Lawrence R. Bourne; Gunby Hadath; Selim; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; Leo Bates; W. Bryce Hamilton; et al..
Stock no. 1324970
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing man in flying gear with aircraft and hills in background. Pictorial onlay to spine on grey cloth. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "The Race Home" by Lawrence Bourne. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some hinges pulled. Foxing throughout, especially to textblock.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 20TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1324968
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial front board, showing a captain of a ship pointing, with a ship in the background. Pictorial onlay to spine on red cloth. Colour plates and b/w photos. First story is "Chickens" by George Surrey. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing and other grubby fingermarks to page margins. Scarce dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss to spine and edges, more substantial loss to lower edge of front cover. Foxing to verso of wrapper (showing through to front a little) and rear panel slightly grubby.

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BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324864
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and pictures, front shows plane over Oslo. Colour frontis, 6 b/w illustrations. 249 pages, top edge red. 1.5" across spine. Second printing. Covers rubbed. Spine and corners bumped and worn, splits to spine edges. Foxing to contents and some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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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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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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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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BIGGLES AND THE PLOT THAT FAILED
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324846
Published by Knight Books. 1st thus 1970. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 0340104600. Light creases to covers. Some pale page browning, some corner tips lightly creased and a small brown mark affects margins of a few pages.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 25TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al; Jeffrey Havilton. Illustrated by .
Stock no. 1324834
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Beige cloth with illustrations to front and spine. First story is "Bonne Chance!" by A. Lloyd Owen. Colour plates plus b/w plates and text illustrations. 292 pages. Covers are grubby with damp stains to lower edge of front cover. Spine bumped. Foxing to contents and textblock, some light fingering to page margins.

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