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BIGGLES HUNTS BIG GAME
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326105
Published by Brockhampton Press. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue mottled boards. B/w illustrations. 183 pages. The Hampton Library Series. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Ink name stamp and small patch of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a light damp stain to top edge of rear panel.

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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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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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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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FIVE GO TO BILLYCOCK HILL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1825391
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The sixteenth book about the Famous Five in which they all become involved in peculiar happenings around their camp on Billycock Hill. Watch out for the pet pig! Red boards, black lettering, black & white pictorial endpapers. 182 pages. ISBN: 0340033657. Third Impression. Boards nice and bright. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unusually bright, light creasing to top edge and slightly grubby to rear panel, else very clean.

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GO AHEAD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1324543
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Secret Seven are hard at work on another problem... why would a bull-terrier be pushed through a dark, deep coal-hole? And what, or who, was waiting down below? It was certainly a case for the police, but... Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. Seventh impression. Spine and corners bumped. Old tape marks to endpapers. One page is detached but present (pg 53/54). Dustwrapper has old tape marks to flaps and is slightly worn to spine and corners.

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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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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324099
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with yellow titles to spine. Colour frontis. 168 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small tear to top edge of front free-endpaper. Textblock is very slightly grubby else contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is worn at spine and corners with some slight loss. Light damp stain with small patch of surface paper damage to rear panel.

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BIGGLES TAKES IT ROUGH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324040
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green covers, black titles to spine. Colour frontis. 184 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight discolouration to base of spine. Tiny white spot to front cover. Small, light mark to edge of front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn with tape repairs to top and tail of spine on verso.

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BIGGLES' SPECIAL CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324039
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale grey boards, green title to spine. Colour frontis. Bombarded by jet fighters, grounded by a sand-storm, involved in a desert gun battle - another exciting Biggles adventure. 170 pages. Slight bumping to spine, small nick to base of spine. Heavy foxing to prelims and to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a small tape repair to base of spine on verso.

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BIGGLES IN THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323869
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, scottie dog design. Blue title to spine. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light fingering to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with some ink writing to rear panel and a small tear/hole to centre of spine.

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BOBBY BREWSTER'S BALLOON RACE
Written by H.E. Todd. Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1824123
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Bobby Brewster finds himself involved in magic at every turn. Even on holiday extraordinary things happen to him. He is followed by a travelling balloon that winks and yawns; and a sandcastle he helps to build on the beach is soon inhabited by a variety of sea creatures. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340104430. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes from) to half-title page. Lower front edge of boards bumped.A few minor marks to text block and margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby, faded to spine, surface paper damage to front panel, slight loss to rubbed corners, rear panel crinkled by damp but not stained.

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