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COMRADES IN ARMS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326629
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Good condition.

Stories of Biggles of the R.A.F., Worrals of the W.A.A.F. and Gimlet King of the Commandos. Blue boards, gilt titles. Colour frontis. Two-tone double-spread illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned, front cover slightly discoloured. Name, address and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned.

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GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326623
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with embossed dog design, black titles to spine. 4 B/w plates. 176 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name plate to front pastedown. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a couple of tears and slight loss to base of spine, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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GIMLET OFF THE MAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326622
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Corners slightly bumped. Some light discolouration to spine. Front cover is very slightly warped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to text-block and first few and last few pages. Dustwrapper has heavy foxing on verso and is slightly edge worn. Rear panel is slightly grubby.

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GIMLET BORES IN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326621
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1950. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine bumped. Damp(?) spots to covers. Section of front free-endpaper removed from top 2". Light stain affects edge of last page and rear free-endpaper. Contents genearlly clean. Dustwrapper is well worn and creased, slight loss to edges. Rear panel of wrapper is very grubby. Tape repair to base of spine.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326620
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of very light faded spots to lower edges of covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn at corners with tears to top and tail of spine, piece missing to lower corner of front panel.

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GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326238
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Light brown cloth, black titles and vignette of stag to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped, spine faded. Small white typing fluid(?) mark to half title-page. Foxing to textblock and some fingermarks to page margins.

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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326225
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

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. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Pale page browning and foxing else contents clean.

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GIMLET MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326133
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1947. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, brown titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plus green and black full-page illustrations. 185 pages. 7.25 x 4.75". Covers are grubby. Endpapers are lightly browned. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper has loss to spine and edges and is in two pieces. Remains of wrapper is worn and creased.

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GIMLET BORES IN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326132
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with some loss, a large tear to front fold and is grubby to rear panel.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326131
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine slightly bumped and spotted. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine (but only very minimal loss to spine and corners).

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GIMLET MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326128
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth, brown titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plus green and black full-page illustrations. 185 pages. 7.25 x 4.75". Spine and corners bumped. Some slight grubbiness to covers. Endpapers browned. Textblock is slightly dusty else contents clean.

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GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326099
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Good condition.

Light brown cloth, black titles and vignette of stag to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped, very slight fading to spine. Contents clean.

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