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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.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 11947;. Reprint. Hardback. Good/ No dj. 208pp with coloured frontis. & black/white illustrations . Some neat colouring in in ink. Pale blue covers with black lettering. .

Leicester, UK: Hodder &Stoughton, 1950. A solid spine (red boards)with very light edge rubbings.. 3rd Impression. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Stead, Leslie. 12mo.

London, Hodder & Stoughton Limited,, 1942.. A 'BIGGLES' SQUADRON STORY. 8vo. 208pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Original cloth, covers soiled.

Illus by Stead. Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1951 (Reprint). Or red cl, hardcover, some marks throughout o/w text in good cond. Col frontis, b/w illus and two double page ills.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. 4th . Hardcover. Good/Good. reprint. jacket is chipped. edge wear on boards. light foxing. soundly bound. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Stead, . Very good condition with no wrapper. Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Fourth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A couple of small, light marks to front cover edge. Contents clean.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950 12mo. original red boards (sealed-on plastic protecrtive covering, prev. owner's name and gum residue from bookplate to FFE, else internally clean; lacks the dustwrapper); pp. 208, with illustrations. A very good copy. No. 26 in the Biggles series, this one set on the west coast of Africa.. Third Impression. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Stead, Leslie.

London: Hodder and Stoughton ., 1950. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The battle of the Libyan air route, Good in aged chipped whole dj. Gift inscription dated 1950 + prev. owner name and address and ticks on other titles. Not price clipped - Australian price of 7/- written over orig 6/- UK price Colour frontispiece.

Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1942. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1st printed 1942, 1st ed. Book rubbed, neat front endpaper inscription. In good condition - a solid reading copy.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1942. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Stead, . Good condition with no wrapper. 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 and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers marked. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Textblock is grubby.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1951 priced 7/6 net (edges frayed with tape repaired closed tear, spine ends chipped); pp. 208, with illustrations. A very good copy in a worn dustwrapper. No. 26 in the Biggles series, this one set on the west coast of Africa.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. VG/G. Illus. by Stead, Leslie.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Stead, . Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Third impression. Spine bumped. Foxing to page edges and margins. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, grubby to rear panel and creased to spine.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Stead, . Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Third impression. Lower corner of rear cover is bumped. Small spot to centre of rear cover and some light dustiness to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown, name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, slightly faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1947. Hardback. Good/Fair/Poor. Illustrated by Stead, . Almost very good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. 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.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1942. Book. G/VG. Hardcover. First Edition. Brief POI to FEP, otherwise a G/VG good copy in a good dust jacket. ..

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. 208pp. Colour-plate frontispiece, plus eight b/white full page (two double-page spreads) and a title page sketch-drawing (all by 'Stead'). Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head and heel. Red boards like bumped on foredge corners and foot. Textblock slightly wavy at spine, else very good. Art-illustrated ('Stead') dustjacket edgeworn and nipped, a small hole on front foredge fold, colour-faded title on spine (just legible), else clear tape neatly repaired tears on verso. In this gripping WW2 adventure set in the skies over the Libyan desert, Biggles takes on the Nazis, in particular the German air ace - von Zoyton. The story builds to a gripping finale witrh the opposing air aces facing off in a deadly, only-one-winner dog fight in the sky . . . Guess who wins . . . Contents include: Prelims., 17 chapters. Book weight approx. 248g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. Third Impression.… Read More

Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1943. Book. Illus. by Leslie Stead. Good. Hardcover. Early Reprint.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this one, Biggles "is ordered to take his squadron to a remote part of the Libyan desert in order to ascertain why certain British transport aircraft, operating on a trans-Africa route, have failed to arrive at their destination." Grey cloth w/blue lettering to cover/spine, 247 pages + one page advertising five other Musson titles, illustrated. Bumped spine ends, dampstaining to top edge, a bit of cover warp, previous owner's name to front pastedown, lightly soiled edges, in edgeworn dust jacket w/chipping to corners/spine ends, 2" diagonal tear to top right corner of front panel, 1" or so tears to three fold edges, 2" tear to bottom edge of rear fold, surface wear. Jacket now in mylar sleeve, which adds a wee bit of sprucing up to the whole thing, but it's still not within shouting distance of pristine (although it's… Read More