BOYS ADVENTURE
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DICK O' THE FENS: A TALE OF THE GREAT EAST SWAMP
Written by George Manville Fenn.
Illustrated by Frank Dadd.
Stock no. 1323790
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Good condition.
Green pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. Green text block. 8 b/w plates. 383 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Ink address stamp on the front free-endpaper has been partially erased. Heavy fox spots throughout.
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- PICTORIAL BINDING
- EAST ANGLIA
MENHARDOC
Written by George Manville Fenn.
Illustrated by C.J. Staniland.
Stock no. 1323787
Published by Blackie & Son.
Circa
1888.
Almost very good condition.
A story of Cornish nets and mines. Brown pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. vii + 352 pages + 48 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few spots to covers. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also effecting the page margins.
WHEN BEATTY KEPT THE SEAS
Written by Frank H. Shaw.
Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1323785
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd..
1917.
Almost very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates. 312 pages. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Child's heavy pencil inscription to front pastedown. Vertical crease to centre of front free-endpaper. Foxing. One plate is loose but all still present.
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- BOYS ADVENTURE
- MILITARY
- MARITIME
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- HISTORICAL STORY
BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323593
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Black boards, silver titles and vignette. 8 blue & white full page illustrations, other b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss and grubby to rear panel.
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- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323432
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1962.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biggles is on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has some light creasing to front flap.
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- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323425
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small bookworm hole to top front edge of spine. Foxing and a slight musty smell to contents. Name and address in red ink to front pastedown (hidden below wrapper flap). Dustwrapper is well worn with slight loss, rear panel is grubby and there is a horizontal tear across front panel (tape repaired on verso).
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BIGGLES HUNTS BIG GAME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323410
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, 11 two-tone illustrations. 211 pages. Spine bumped. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with minimal loss, rear panel is a tiny bit grubby.
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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323401
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Circa
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Pale blue boards. Dark titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Slight bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly browned to spine and has an ink number (58) to base of spine.
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ANOTHER JOB FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323400
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles and vignette to front cover. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 191 pages. Some very slight fading to cover edges. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn with some loss at corners and slightly faded to spine.
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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323321
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1947.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The Biggles Squadron versus the Nazi ace, Von Zoyton, in the battle of the Libyan air route. Blue cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Wear and discolouration to lower edges of covers. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners and large piece of loss to top edge of rear panel. Rear panel and spine are also a bit grubby.
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BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323319
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss and small tears. Spine of wrapper is faded, rear panel is a little grubby.
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BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323316
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. The case of the pirate U-Boat. Spine bumped. Browning to endpapers and inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to preliminary pages and to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and just a little grubby to rear panel.
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- BOYS ADVENTURE