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BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326104
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. 2nd impression. Spine bumped and faded. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, tear to rear edge of spine and spine is very faded.

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GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326098
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

Red boards with embossed dog design, black titles to spine. 4 B/w plates. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some very light fading to spine. Heavy foxing (mainly to textblock), contents generally clean.

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GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326096
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Peach boards, black titles and stag vignette to front. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing else a clean copy. Dustwrapper is worn and torn, grubby to white spine and rear panel and large section missing to lower edge of rear panel. Small patch of surface paper damage to front panel.

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BIGGLES OF THE CAMEL SQUADRON
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326069
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 182 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, last title listed on rear panel is Biggles Flies to Work.

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BIGGLES FLIES EAST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326066
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, gilt title to spine. 256 pages. Covers are edge rubbed. Textblock and endpapers are foxed. Flying jacket wrapper is just a little edge chipped, slightly grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES FLIES WEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326065
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Hampton Library series. Pale blue mottled covers, red title to spine. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.

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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK MASK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326033
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Biggles uncovers the existence of an International Criminal Network. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326031
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1963. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing and fading to spine. Erased pencil writing to top corner of front free-endpaper. Some slight foxing to textblock.

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BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326024
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Biggles & Co. are on a trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Blue boards, black titles. Not illustrated. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel with biro doodle mark to edge.

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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1325868
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An adventure story for boys. Lord Fancis Westow finds it necessary to send the famous Westow Talisman to Egypt by aeroplane... Light tan cloth, brown titles. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with very slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.

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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826511
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Light bumping to top of spine (minor). A few minor foxspots mainly to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small chips and tears.

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BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1826508
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biggles & Co. are on a trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Blue boards, black titles. Not illustrated. Minor bump to middle of spine and light shelf wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, a little rubbing to pictorial front panel of dustwrapper has removed surface paper to one area, rear panel is browned and slightly crinkled.

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