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BIGGLES IN AFRICA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324107
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1938. Good condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles and sketch of plane gliding over pyramids & palm trees. Colour frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers foxed and slightly marked. Prize plate to front free-endpaper has been mostly removed. Heavy foxing throughout. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight.

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BIGGLES FLIES EAST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324106
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1935. Fair condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles. Vignette of bi-plane over pyramids on front cover and spine. Colour frontis. No b/w illustrations in this edition. Spine and corners bumped. Spine has split on rear edge at lower 2". Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Page between contents page and chapter 1 has been removed.

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BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Martin Tyas.
Stock no. 1324105
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles & vignette of plane flying over pyramids to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is a little grubby and foxed. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight.

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BIGGLES FLIES WEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324032
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1937. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Pyramid Edition. Colour frontis. 6 b/w illustrations and 2 maps. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges slightly rubbed. Small dent to top edge of front cover. Spine slightly darkened, some light marking to spine and rear cover. Free front-endpaper has been removed. Foxing/spotting to contents.

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BIGGLES & CO.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1323847
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Fair condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth with vignette of bi-plane, palm trees and pyramids to front. 6 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Colour frontis. Frontis is MISSING. Spine and corners bumped, covers grubby and spine slightly darkened. Prize plate to front pastedown. Hinges pulled and rear joint is cracked showing webbing but binding is still tight. A couple of pages are part detached with slightly ragged edges. One page has lower margin torn off. Foxing and fingermarks to contents.

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THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS 1914-1918 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by John Ross-Of-Bladensburg.
Stock no. 2137731
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Larger format. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spines; gilt borders and decorations around motif to front cover. 3rd Volume Contains the Maps. Inscriptions in ink to front endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges and margins. Wrapper to volume I is MISSING it's rear flap and panel. All other wrappers also have edge-chipping and creasing; Maps volume has 1" loss to top of spine.

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PILLICOCK HILL
Written by Herbert Asquith. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2137480
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Verses by Asquith. Set to music by Alec Rowley. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Slight scuff to front cover. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE EWING OMNIBUS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing.
Stock no. 2136423
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1935. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, dark titles. Eight complete stories. Containing: Jackanapes; Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances; Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories. Spotting to covers. Newspaper cutting of Ewing stuck to front endpaper. Wrapper is torn with some loss; grubby and scuffed.

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DARKIE AND CO.
Written by Howard Spring. Illustrated by Norman Hepple.
Stock no. 1322058
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth with blue titles, windmill vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers a bit grubby and marked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.

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THE BOY'S BOOK OF THE MOTOR-CAR
Written by John Harrison.
Stock no. 2133953
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Orange cloth with black titles and decorations. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by A.E. Jackson.
Stock no. 1319207
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1936. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light spotting to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing. Dustwrapper has loss at all edges, is grubby and is missing the front flap.

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US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2133292
Published by Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Pale yellow cloth boards with black vignette of 'US' to front. Six colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Corners are a bit bumped. Grubby marks to covers. A few prelim pages are detached, but still present. Some foxing, including to outer page edges.

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