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BIGGLES FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326289
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Some unusual cases of Biggles and his Air Police. Yellow boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing and page browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, foxed on verso and has some slight surface damage to rear panel.

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BIGGLES' CHINESE PUZZLE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326288
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss to base of spine, fading to spine and rear panel is slightly grubby.

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BIGGLES IN THE JUNGLE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Terence Cuneo.
Stock no. 1326287
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, dark title to spine. 4 b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to spine and cover edges. Endpapers browned and lightly foxed, a few foxspots to textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is edge chipped and worn with some slight loss and front flap is almost detached.

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BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Martin Tyas.
Stock no. 1326286
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, dark title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers, pages margins and textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and a little spotting to spine.

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BIGGLES FLIES NORTH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326285
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange mottled boards. 184 pages Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326284
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with silver titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine slightly bumped, some light fading and browning to cover edges. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, rear panjel and spine are a little grubby.

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RETURN TO MARS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326282
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 colour plates. A story of Interplanetary Flight. Spine bumped and slight bumping to corners. Light tape marks to cover edges and endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper has white sticker reinforcements to verso and has tape to edges which has browned a fair wrapper only because of these faults.

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THE SIEGE OF KRISHNAPUR
Written by J.G. Farrell. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1826963
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Yellow pictorial boards, red title to spine. 9 full page colour illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
Written by John Donne; Rivers Scott.
Stock no. 1826960
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

A selection from the prose of John Donne, selected, edited and introduced by Rivers Scott. White paper boards with black text. Lilac endpapers with repeating pattern. B/w illustrations. Seventh printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in very good condition.

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THE THIRD CLASS AT MISS KAYE'S
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1326279
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt title blocks. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus publication list to rear. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light scuffing and a small damp stain to rear cover. Remains of a label to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing and a light tobacco smell to contents. A nice copy of the first edition.

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THE LIGHT BEYOND THE FOREST
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Shirley Felts.
Stock no. 1326276
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A magnificent poetic retelling of one of the world's greatest legends - the Quest For The Holy Grail. Orange boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0370301919. Slight bumping to spine. Faint tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper has a light crease to front flap.

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WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.

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