BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns
Illustrated by Stead
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
in 1943
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2139774
1943.
Hardback.
Good condition.
Blue cloth. Colour frontis and full-page b/w illustrations. Front endpaper is a map. 223 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing/fading and mottling to covers. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.
BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2139739
1st.
1943.
Hardback.
Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
Blue cloth. Colour frontis and full-page b/w illustrations. Front endpaper is a map. 223 pages. Spotting and damp marking to covers. Marks to outer page edges and some to page margins. Wrapper is badly torn with some pieces of loss; messily taped back together.
Front cover
Contents
- During the Second World War, Biggles goes missing whilst trying to rescue an Italian princess from occupied France. Given up for dead by Colonel Raymond, his colleagues don't give up so soon and instead infiltrate the region to try and determine his whereabouts.
- Ginger, Bertie and Algy parachute into occupied France and immediately split up to try and track down Biggles. Ginger, disguised as a Spanish onion seller, ends up getting shot and falling in love before meeting up with Biggles in a deserted village full of cats.