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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1329660
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Another case from the records of Biggles and the Special Air Police. Brown boards. Green titles. Colour frontis. 182 pages. Minimal rubbing to cover edges and covers ever so slightly marked. Light foxing to textblock. Inscription in black felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and worn and scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Written by Mark Twain. Illustrated by Donald McKay.
Stock no. 1329603
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1976. Almost very good condition.

An Illustrated Junior Library Edition. Colour pictorial cloth. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0448060027. Spine bumped and faded. Small stain to lower page margins of pages 299 to 303, also a couple of small marks to pages 298 and 299.

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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1329374
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Spine bumped, faded to top and tail. A few small, light spots to covers. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel and darkened to spine.

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THE DISAPPEARING DHOW
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by D.L. Mays.
Stock no. 1328900
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1939. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Yellow outlines. Vignette of boat to spine. Frontis. 191 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated 1942). Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is slightly grubby to rear panel else bright.

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WITH BEATTY OFF JUTLAND
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1328771
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

A Romance of the Great Sea Fight. Blue cloth with pictorial front board and spine. 6 b/w plates. 284 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Book leans to one side a little. Slight browning to endpapers.

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SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1328466
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition.

Blue boards with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. Third impression. Spine bumped and faded. Slight mark to rear cover (old tape?). Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing.

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BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1328464
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is chipped at front edges with slight loss, slightly browned to spine and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Norman Howard.
Stock no. 1328309
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title to spine and front cover, with black line decoration to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with slight browning at base. Faint spotting to covers. Endpapers browned. Light foxing to textblock. Bookseller's ink stamp to rear pastedown. Some light creases to prelims. Flying Jacket wrapper is edge rubbed with minimal loss at corners, crease/tear to top edge of front panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PETER & TIM
Written by T. Barton Brown. Illustrated by G.W. Goss.
Stock no. 1328008
Published by Hammond, Hammond & Company Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peter and Tim find themselves caught up in a number of exciting escapades including exploring an underground tunnel, trying to fly an aeroplane and a battle of wits with gangsters. Blue boards with dark titles to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 157 pages. Spine and corners bumped with some fading and light spotting to covers. Some light foxing, page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and torn with loss to top and tail of spine and a bit grubby to rear panel.

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GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327813
Published by Youth Book Club Ltd.. Circa 1950. Good condition.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 185 pages. A grubby and well worn copy. Spine is browned. Foxing and marks to contents. Front joint cracked.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327433
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards. Dark titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and edge worn/chipped with slight loss. Rear panel is grubby and foxed.

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THE BUMPER BIGGLES BOOK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327272
Published by Chancellor Press. 1984. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Five adventures of the intrepid aviator! Contains Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter; Biggles Flies South; Biggles in the Orient; Biggles Defies The Swastika; and Biggles In The Jungle. ISBN: 0907486320. Spine bumped with small split at top, Pale page browning else contents clean.

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