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KATE GREENAWAY'S ALPHABET
Written by Kate Greenaway. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1326670
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

A miniature book 2.75 x 2.5". Yellow pictorial boards. All edges olivine. Illustrated letter to each page. Later printing. Front cover very slightly grubby. Some light foxing else contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce little book.

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BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326639
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1959. 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 FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326637
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5". ISBN: 0603034098. Spine bumped and badly sunned (some sunning also to rear spine edge). White label covers ISBN/barcode on rear cover. Contents clean.

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BIGGLES AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326636
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

Red glazed pictorial boards. 151 pages. ISBN: 0603034101. Spine and corners bumped with some slight wear. Name in ink to front pastedown, child's writing in biro to front free-endpaper. A few small biro marks to lower edge of textblock else contents clean.

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BIGGLES FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326635
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1985. Very good condition.

Red glazed pictorial boards. 183 pages. ISBN: 0603034020. Spne and corners slightly bumped and worn. Spine slightly faded. Name and date in ink to front pastedown, name and time in biro to front free-endpaper. Small/light pink mark to half title-page. Contents clean.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326632
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Colour frontis. The third Famous Five book. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some very faint white spots to spine edges and a light tape(?) mark to rear cover and spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a small patch of loss to base of spine, slightly grubby to spine and rear panel and some tears tape repaired on verso. Overall, a nice copy in a decent wrapper of this scarce Blyton first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BIGGLES SECRET AGENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326630
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine very slightly bumped and browned, very light vertical crease to centre of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is price-cut, slightly edge chipped with a couple of small tears and foxing on verso. Small patch of surface paper damage to base of wrapper spine.

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GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326623
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with embossed dog design, black titles to spine. 4 B/w plates. 176 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name plate to front pastedown. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a couple of tears and slight loss to base of spine, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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GIMLET OFF THE MAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326622
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Corners slightly bumped. Some light discolouration to spine. Front cover is very slightly warped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to text-block and first few and last few pages. Dustwrapper has heavy foxing on verso and is slightly edge worn. Rear panel is slightly grubby.

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GIMLET BORES IN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326621
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1950. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine bumped. Damp(?) spots to covers. Section of front free-endpaper removed from top 2". Light stain affects edge of last page and rear free-endpaper. Contents genearlly clean. Dustwrapper is well worn and creased, slight loss to edges. Rear panel of wrapper is very grubby. Tape repair to base of spine.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326620
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of very light faded spots to lower edges of covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn at corners with tears to top and tail of spine, piece missing to lower corner of front panel.

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BIGGLES IN THE GOBI
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326619
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black ram's horns vignette to front. 6 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Dents to lower edge of rear cover. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Stains to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, creased and torn with loss, several large tape repairs on front panel. A good copy in a fair wrapper.

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