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BIGGLES PRESSES ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324413
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy boards with white title and scottie dogs to spine, embossed decorations to covers. Colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few foxspots. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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BIGGLES-AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324367
Published by Marks & Spencer. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Two-colour illustrations. 93 pages. 10 x 8". Covers are edge worn and a little grubby. Spine and corners bumped. Name in blue biro to title-page. Foxing and fingering to page margins and a few small margin tears.

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BIGGLES FLIES WEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324366
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1949. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with loss at base of spine and corners, tape repairs on verso.

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THE BOY BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324363
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1968. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, black titles to spine. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to top and tail of spine, damp stains to cover edges. Contents are browned and there is foxing to the top edge of the textblock but the contents are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss, rear flap fold has been reinforced with tape on verso.

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BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324361
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Biggles and Co. are on the trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Yellow boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss and some foxing/browning.

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WITH BEATTY OFF JUTLAND
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324338
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost 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. Name plate to front free-endpaper, newspaper clipping referring to the death of Westerman taped to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.

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THE BOYS OF WYNPORT COLLEGE
Written by Frederick Harrison. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 1324336
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Good condition.

A story of school life. Green pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 351 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers lightly scuffed. Endpapers browned. Foxspots to prelims and textblock. Plate opposite pg 224 has been reinserted and has slightly ragged edges.

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BLOWN AWAY FROM THE LAND
Written by David Ker. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1324325
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

An adventure in the Mediterranean. Green pictorial cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 2 b/w plates. 175 pages, 2 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock.

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TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A ROMAN BOY
Written by Rev. A.J. Church.
Stock no. 1324323
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1904. Very good condition.

New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 384 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Tiny splash mark to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock.

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WYNPORT COLLEGE
Written by Frederick Harrison. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 1324294
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1900. Very good condition.

A story of school life. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. 351 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear, all edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some slight spotting to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims.

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THE FOUR SCHOOLS
Written by R.A.H. Goodyear. Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1324292
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1922. Very good condition.

A brisk story of school life. Grey pictorial cloth covers with black titles and borders. 6 black and white plates. 319 pages. 7.75 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Top edge of textblock is a little grubby.

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WILLIAM THE BAD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324280
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1963. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. 188 pages. Abridged edition. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing/spotting to endpapers and textblock. Ink stamp (spelling Superman) to lower margins of about 20 pages (30-50) else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with minimal loss.

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