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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1329695
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Grubby mark to fore-edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn and torn with loss at corners. Old tape repairs to spine and front edges.

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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1329374
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Spine bumped, faded to top and tail. A few small, light spots to covers. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel and darkened to spine.

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SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1328466
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 bumped and faded. Slight mark to rear cover (old tape?). Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing.

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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327268
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Light blue boards, silver title on front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w plates. 180 Pages. Third impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges and spine. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby with old tape marks (tape no longer present). Some loss to both flaps.

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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327208
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 6 b/w double-sided plates. 179 numbered pages. Fourth impression. Spine bumped. Covers slightly dusty with a small mark to rear cover. Heavy foxing to endpapers, also affecting prelims and textblock.

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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326686
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1942. Good condition.

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 and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers marked. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Textblock is grubby.

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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326683
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, black title and vignette to front cover. Eight blue two-tone illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to spine. Foxing to textblock.

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BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326681
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine slightly bumped, some very slight fading to cover edges. Front free-endpaper has been neatly removed. Half title-page is lightly browned. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT PLANET
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326598
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The quest is to find a perfect planet as refuge from the day of doom. Red boards, black title to spine and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Ink stamp to front pastedown (St. Lukes C.E. Primary School). Endpapers and prelims a bit grubby. Textblock slightly grubby and foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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BIGGLES FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326596
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1954. Good condition.

Red boards, black lettering to front cover and spine. Black vignette of legionnaire and fort on front cover. 6 colour plates. 190 pages. Spine bumped. Covers grubby. Endpapers browned. Small mark to edge of textblock and textblock slightly grubby.

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BIGGLES ON MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326557
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1958. Very good condition.

Red boards. Black titles and vignette of island. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Small brown stain to top corners of prelims and rear pages.

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BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326429
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 223 pages. Third impression. Covers lightly stained, lower 2" of spine browned. Top edge of front cover has been nibbled(?). Some light staining to margins of front endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn (nibbled at top front edge and loss to lower 2" of spine), light damp staining to verso of wrapper.

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