Biggles Sweeps the Desert by Johns,Capt W E - 1943

Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. Fourth Impression. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Brown damp stain to top of first two pages.Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine.

Hodder & Stoughton. Poor with no dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with black titles, cloth grubby, rubbed and worn, front endpaper excised, name and address stamp on half title page. 208 pages, illustrations on plates .

Hodder & Stoughton, 1942. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Studio Stead. First Edition, 1942. Cut on spine. Previous owner's ink inscription. Illustrated by Studio Stead. This copy does not have a dust jacket. A page has been repaired. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. A post war biggles, a nice bright copy with some foxing to fore edges 208pp. Not Inscribed or Signed. This is a First Edition 3rd Impression. Red Cloth. Very Good (minor foxing)/No Jacket. Illus. by Leslie Stead. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardback.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint.. 208pp. HARDCOVER Clean copy internally. No inscriptions. D/w is present, but is emaciated with a fair bit of loss. I feel that there is enough left to warrant saving it. D/w will be painstakingly piece-mealed back together where possible & supplied in protective sleeve. Will appear smart when work completed. Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. 3rd. hardback. Good, 3rd printing, unclipped d/j (fair, chipping), red boards, black cover/spine titling; text block firm, pages tight, owners' inscriptions on ffep.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Hopelessness took him in its grip. He knew he was wandering in circles but he had ceased to care. All he wanted to do was drink. His skin began to smart. His feet were on fire... When Biggles arrives in the desert to set up a secret oasis base, he warns his men of the dangers of getting lost in its waterless wastes. But when they are fighting an enemy as wily as the German ace Von Zoyton, there is always the risk of being shot down...

UK: J. M. Dent snd Sons, 1986 A clean and tightly bound book.