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THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT PLANET
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326598
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The quest is to find a perfect planet as refuge from the day of doom. Red boards, black title to spine and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Ink stamp to front pastedown (St. Lukes C.E. Primary School). Endpapers and prelims a bit grubby. Textblock slightly grubby and foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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BIGGLES FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326596
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1954. Good condition.

Red boards, black lettering to front cover and spine. Black vignette of legionnaire and fort on front cover. 6 colour plates. 190 pages. Spine bumped. Covers grubby. Endpapers browned. Small mark to edge of textblock and textblock slightly grubby.

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BIGGLES AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326595
Published by Latimer House Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 142 pages. Fourth impression. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears and is grubby.

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BIGGLES AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326593
Published by Dean & Son. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased which a couple of small marks to rear panel.

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BIGGLES IN AUSTRALIA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Studio Stead.
Stock no. 1326591
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition.

Red boards with aborigine vignette on front cover. 6 colour plates. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Name in red biro to front free-endpaper. Some slight foxing to contents and textblock. Contained in a poor quality photocopy wrapper (flaps of wrapper not complete).

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BIGGLES PIONEER AIR FIGHTER
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326587
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. Spine bumped. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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BIGGLES OF 266
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326561
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, black title to spine. 183 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Contents browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and just a little grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES OF THE SPECIAL AIR POLICE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326559
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Contents browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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BIGGLES ON MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326557
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1958. Very good condition.

Red boards. Black titles and vignette of island. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Small brown stain to top corners of prelims and rear pages.

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BIGGLES BURIES A HATCHET
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326556
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition.

6 colour plates. Blue boards with scottie dog embossed pattern, red title to spine. 184 pages. Spine bumped and faded. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE RUSTLERS OF RATTLESNAKE VALLEY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Drake Brookshaw.
Stock no. 1326555
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, colour frontis. A thrilling tale of the ranches and deserts of Arizona. Spine and corners bumped. Covers faded at edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, chipped and torn with loss to lower 3" of spine.

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THE SPYFLYERS
Written by W.E. Johns; Jennifer Schofield. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 1827163
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Limited edition of 300 copies. Introduction by Jennifer Schofield. W.E. Johns only non-Biggles novel with a First World War flying setting. SIGNED by the illustrator, publisher and JenniferSchofield. Copy 140 of 300 numbered copies. Light rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

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