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GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326623
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with embossed dog design, black titles to spine. 4 B/w plates. 176 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name plate to front pastedown. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a couple of tears and slight loss to base of spine, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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GIMLET OFF THE MAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326622
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Corners slightly bumped. Some light discolouration to spine. Front cover is very slightly warped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to text-block and first few and last few pages. Dustwrapper has heavy foxing on verso and is slightly edge worn. Rear panel is slightly grubby.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326620
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of very light faded spots to lower edges of covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn at corners with tears to top and tail of spine, piece missing to lower corner of front panel.

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BIGGLES IN THE GOBI
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326619
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black ram's horns vignette to front. 6 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Dents to lower edge of rear cover. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Stains to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, creased and torn with loss, several large tape repairs on front panel. A good copy in a fair wrapper.

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BIGGLES IN AUSTRALIA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Studio Stead.
Stock no. 1326617
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1955. Very good condition.

Red boards with aborigine vignette on front cover. 6 colour plates. Spine bumped, corners rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and page margins.

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BIGGLES PRESSES ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326615
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, white title and scottie dogs to spine. Plain boards. Colour plates. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly creased at top of spine.

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A BIGGLES OMNIBUS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326605
Published by Cresset Editions. 1st thus 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Three books in one: Biggles Learns to Fly, Biggles Flies East and Biggles in the Orient. ISBN: 0091818893. Spine and corners have minimal rubbing. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.

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CHAMPION OF THE MAIN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by H. Gooderham.
Stock no. 1326603
Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press. 1949. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. 6 B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a bit grubby/foxed. Address ink stamp to front free-endpaper and a couple of light fingermarks to same page.

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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 AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326595
Published by Latimer House Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 142 pages. Fourth impression. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears and is grubby.

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BIGGLES AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326593
Published by Dean & Son. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased which a couple of small marks to rear panel.

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