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COMRADES IN ARMS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324497
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Stories of Biggles of the R.A.F., Worrals of the W.A.A.F. and King of the Commandos. Blue boards, gilt titles. Colour frontis. Two-tone double-spread illustrations. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Foxing and some browning to spine. Endpapers lightly browned, foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss, tape repairs on verso and a bit grubby to rear panel.

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GIMLET BORES IN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324288
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing, mainly to endpapers and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with a couple of tape repairs on verso. Rear panel of wrapper is grubby.

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GIMLET OFF THE MAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324287
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Spine is foxed and browned. Light foxing to page margins and textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with 1" loss at base of spine, rear panel is slightly grubby and there is foxing on verso.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324286
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 slightly bumped and rubbed. Textblock is slightly foxed and top edges is dusty. Dustwrapper is creased with tears, tears have been repaired on verso.

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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324285
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost 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. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. No.20 written in ink to front pastedown. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn but no loss, price printed on front flap has been crossed out.

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KING OF THE COMMANDOS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324284
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of Combined Operations. Red cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontispiece, 10 other b/w illustrations. 7.5 x 5". 192 pages. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked causing frontis to be detached at lower half. Name in blue biro to front pastedown. Light foxing to textblock. Last page is almost detached (hanging on by a whisker) and the margins of this page and the facing pages have been browned where there was old tape holding it in place (tape now gone). Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased at edges with some loss and tape/paper repairs on verso. Rear panel is a little grubby.

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GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324283
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light brown cloth, black titles and vignette of stag to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn, small piece has been torn from top edge of rear panel and neatly reinserted with tape on verso.

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GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324282
Published by University of London Press. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

King of the Commandos in another adventure with fighting France and the Grey Fleas of the North. Blue/green cloth, vignette of commando on front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small indentation to top edge of rear cover. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased, large tear to rear flap fold and rear panel is slightly grubby.

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GIMLET MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324281
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1sy 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, brown titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plus green and black full-page illustrations. 185 pages. 7.25 x 4.75". Spine and corners bumped. Cover edges very slightly grubby. Inscription in ink and name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Top edge of textblock is dusty. Dustwrapper is chipped and torn with small sections of loss.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 2139738
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Fading and spotting to spine; some other marks also to covers. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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CAPTAIN W.E. JOHNS CATALOGUS
Written by Marvel M. Wagenaar-Wilm.
Stock no. 1108252
Published by International Biggles Association. 1998. Very good condition.

Biography and worldwide bibliography of W.E. Johns of Biggles fame. Text in Dutch. Large format. Spiral bound pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and photographs. ISBN: 9080142719. Some browning to covers. Crease to lower corner of front cover. Contents slightly fingered but generally clean.

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