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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323321
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1947. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

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 bumped. Wear and discolouration to lower edges of covers. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners and large piece of loss to top edge of rear panel. Rear panel and spine are also a bit grubby.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323319
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss and small tears. Spine of wrapper is faded, rear panel is a little grubby.

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BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323316
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. The case of the pirate U-Boat. Spine bumped. Browning to endpapers and inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to preliminary pages and to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and just a little grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323256
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, preliminary pages and to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, slightly faded to spine and rear panel is very slightly grubby. The wrapper is slightly foxed.

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BIGGLES GETS HIS MEN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323254
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, dark titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Tiny brown spot to front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown (covered by wrapper flap). A few light foxspots else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss and rear panel is grubby.

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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK RAIDER
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323252
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Black vignette of aeroplane to front. 8 colour plates. Endpapers are maps. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on flaps, is slightly edge worn and creased with a tear to front panel, rear panel is grubby.

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BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323250
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Dark blue textured boards, gilt titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, corners rubbed. Neat inscription in pencil to top margins of front endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn with large tears to front panel, loss to top of spine and some loss to edges. Rear panel and spine of wrapper are a bit grubby.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323208
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name in ink to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to textblock, endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed with minimal loss to spine and corners. Foxing to verso of wrapper, showing through to flaps.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 2140490
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Almost very good condition.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Bumping to spine, which is also darkened. Foxing to endpapers, prelims, page margins and outer page edges.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 2140489
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Grey boards, green titles to front and spine. Blue illustrated endpapers. Colour frontis. Two-tone and b/w text illustrations. 192 pages. Spine is browned. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

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ONCE UPON A WORM
Written by Roger Hargreaves. Illustrated by Roger Hargreaves.
Stock no. 2140343
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1982. Almost very good condition.

Large format, pictorial glazed boards. Humourous colour pictures. ISBN: 0340284919. Spine is very browned. 2" tear to front endpaper.

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COUNT WORM
Written by Roger Hargreaves. Illustrated by Roger Hargreaves.
Stock no. 2140335
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1980. Very good condition.

The friendly worm twists himself into the shapes of the numbers. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0340209550. 3rd impression. A few indentation marks to covers.

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