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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323850
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Light fingermarks to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and creased and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.

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THE LORD KITCHENER MEMORIAL BOOK
Written by Hedley Le Bas.
Stock no. 1824285
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Sir Hedley Le Bas, Joint Honorary Secretary of the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund. This volume was prepared as a slight memorial to Lord Kitchener's life and work. Containing tributes from men who write from intimate knowledge of this great man. White cloth boards with blue titles and borders. B/w tipped in plates and b/w photos & illustrations. Split to top rear edge of spine. Boards slightly grubby. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout - heavier in some places than in others.

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LITTLE PETER
Written by Lucas Malet. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1323723
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1909. Very good condition.

A Christmas Morality. Pretty cream pictorial boards. Gilt titles. 8 colour plates mounted on grey captioned card. 175 pages. 8.75 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy foxing throughout and endpapers slightly browned. Plates present and in fine condition.

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LITTLE MISCHIEF BUBBLE BOOK
Written by Ralph Mayhew; Burges Johnson. Illustrated by Rhoda C. Chase.
Stock no. 1323714
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

The tenth Bubble Book. Small format. Pictorial paperboards. 3 rhymes with accompanying gramophone records. Colour illustrations. Covers lightly edge rubbed and foxed. Some browning to title-page and last text page. Records are untested but present and complete.

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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323593
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver titles and vignette. 8 blue & white full page illustrations, other b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss and grubby to rear panel.

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FIVE ON FINNISTON FARM
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1323542
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1965. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

In this exciting adventure, the Five spend a holiday at Finniston Farm and discover the long-hidden secret of Finniston Castle. The 18th Famous Five book. Red boards, black lettering. Black & white endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. 183 pages. 2nd impression. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some scuffing to front cover. Endpapers partly browned. A few small nicks to page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, damp stain to base of spine.

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BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323432
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1962. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biggles is on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has some light creasing to front flap.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323425
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small bookworm hole to top front edge of spine. Foxing and a slight musty smell to contents. Name and address in red ink to front pastedown (hidden below wrapper flap). Dustwrapper is well worn with slight loss, rear panel is grubby and there is a horizontal tear across front panel (tape repaired on verso).

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1323422
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small, light mark to front cover and light scuffing to rear cover. Some light browning and a couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing throughout on text pages. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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BIGGLES HUNTS BIG GAME
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323410
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, 11 two-tone illustrations. 211 pages. Spine bumped. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with minimal loss, rear panel is a tiny bit grubby.

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BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323405
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cream boards, green titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 190 numbered pages. Spine bumped. Some foxing to textblock. Small black spot to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss, grubby to rear panel and has several large tears and creases to front panel.

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ANOTHER JOB FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323400
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette to front cover. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 191 pages. Some very slight fading to cover edges. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn with some loss at corners and slightly faded to spine.

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