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BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324864
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and pictures, front shows plane over Oslo. Colour frontis, 6 b/w illustrations. 249 pages, top edge red. 1.5" across spine. Second printing. Covers rubbed. Spine and corners bumped and worn, splits to spine edges. Foxing to contents and some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324858
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324856
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange boards, black title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased, some slight scuffing to rear panel.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324853
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampton library edition. Grey boards with black titles to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with light scuffing to rear panel.

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SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324852
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 and corners slightly bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Front cover is slightly warped. Light foxing. Small tear to top margins of last few pages.

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BIGGLES AND THE PLOT THAT FAILED
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324846
Published by Knight Books. 1st thus 1970. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 0340104600. Light creases to covers. Some pale page browning, some corner tips lightly creased and a small brown mark affects margins of a few pages.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 25TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al; Jeffrey Havilton. Illustrated by .
Stock no. 1324834
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Beige cloth with illustrations to front and spine. First story is "Bonne Chance!" by A. Lloyd Owen. Colour plates plus b/w plates and text illustrations. 292 pages. Covers are grubby with damp stains to lower edge of front cover. Spine bumped. Foxing to contents and textblock, some light fingering to page margins.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 23RD YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Humfrey Jordan; Gunby Hadath; L.R. Brightwell; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall; Marcia Lane Foster; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324833
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board shwoing sailors on a sailing boat with another in the background. Large pictorial onlay to red cloth spine. First story is "The Master" by Jordan. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Foxing to contents, heavy to textblock.

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THE SKIPPER BOOK FOR BOYS 1937
Written by Victor Slade; Arthur Radcliffe; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1324791
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1937. Fair condition.

Pictorial covers show Indians watching a boy being taken around on a trolley. Colour frontis. Photo pages + b/w illustrations throughout. First story is 'The Medical Medicine-Man' by Victor Slade. Covers are well worn with damp stains at edges. Split at rear edge of spine (lower half). Contents are well browned with damp staining to margins of plates. Hinges are cracked and pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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THE SKIPPER BOOK FOR BOYS 1935
Written by Crawford Kaye; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1324790
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1935. Fair condition.

Pictorial covers show footballers questioning the referee's decision. Colour frontis + photo pages and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is 'Boss of the Caribou' by Crawford Kaye. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Damp staining to cover and page edges. Contents browned. Hinges cracked and pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1934
Written by Norton Hayward; J.G. Robertson; et al.
Stock no. 1324789
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1934. Fair condition.

Colour pictorial covers, showing two naval men, one with a white rabbit in his hand. 4 colour plates, including frontis. First story is 'The Bronze Terror' by Norton Hayward. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine is split at bose edges and hanging on at top and tail. Contents are heavily browned and there is damp staining to the margins of the plates. Hinges are cracked and pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1937
Written by Crawford Kaye; Gilbert Chester; C.A. Bright; et al.
Stock no. 1324788
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1937. Good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front cover shows cowboys playing football. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is 'Blind Man's Bluff' by Crawford Kaye. Covers are edge worn and grubby, splits to top of spine. Hinges pulled and cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Contents are well browned.

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