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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330741
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 182 pages. 5th impression. Minimal bumping to spine. Child's name in ink to front free-endpaper. Rear free-endpaper is missing. Old tape marks to front free-endpaper and last text page (because the endpaper is missing). Price-cut wrapper is slightly wrinkled and has a light vertical crease to front edge of spine.

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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330738
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. No illustrations despite accreditation to Leslie Stead. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with small tape repairs on verso, rear panel is grubby.

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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330728
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with yellow titles to spine. Colour frontis. 168 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some browning to spine and to lower edges of covers. Book leans to one side a little. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn, faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330727
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. 2nd impression. Spine bumped. Mottling to covers and a small white mark to top edge of rear cover. Tiny dent to top edge of rear cover. Date ink stamp to rear pastedown. Endpapers are partly browned. Some very slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss and a little grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES AND THE LOST SOVEREIGNS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330717
Published by The Children's Book Club. Good condition.

Green boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers lightlyk marked and spine sunned. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Half-title/frontis is part detached at lower 2". Some foxing else contents clean.

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BIGGLES-AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1329914
Published by Marks & Spencer. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Two-colour illustrations. 93 pages. 10 x 8". Covers are edge worn and slightly grubby. Cloth spine is starting to fray at edges. Foxing to textblock. Slight musty smell to contents.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1328467
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange boards, black title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Spine and corners bumped. Page edge browning and a few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears at corners and scuffing to rear panel.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327270
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, silver titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small mark to rear cover. Some pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and some margin marks.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327207
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition.

Pale blue boards with silver titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Light foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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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 PRESSES ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326615
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, white title and scottie dogs to spine. Plain boards. Colour plates. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly creased at top of spine.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326284
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with silver titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine slightly bumped, some light fading and browning to cover edges. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, rear panjel and spine are a little grubby.

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