Cpt Johns (7 results)

Condition: Fair. 1951. 4th Impression. 182 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrated by Leslie Stead. First Edition. The copyright page has 'First Printed 1946'. No additional printings are indicated. this copy is well-worn with some marks on the covers. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Hbk no d/w; Vg-; blue cloth cover, spine discoloured; no handwriting inside ie names or similar; attractive colour title page; peach & black coloured illustrations; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Reprint. No dust jacket. Spine sunned. Light foxing to the page edges. Contents clear, bright and firm within. A nice copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE - SMALL SECTION MISSING FROM SPINE-GIFT INSCRIPTION ON INSIDE PAGE-FOXING DUE TO AGE- Biggles Flies South by W. E. Johns was first serialized as Biggles on the Treasure Trail over 8 issues of Modern Boy (formerly "The Modern Boy") issues 1 to 8, from 19 Feb 1938 to 9 Apr 1938. It was first published in book form by Oxford University Press in 1938.Biggles, Algy and Ginger are flying down to Capetown in South Africa for a 266 Squadron Reunion Dinner organised by Major Mullen, Biggles old C.O. Stopping over in Cairo, with plenty of time to spare, they are approached by a young Egyptian called Kadar Alloui Bay. He wants to buy their aeroplane to help in his search for the remains of a lost Persian Army.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1948 Hodder & Stoughton Hardback 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket. Fabulous jacket design & illustration by Stead.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. CBC. Hardback in d/w Published c1967; Vg+/vg-; a book that is in very nice condition, - without inscriptions or other markings in a dustwrapper that has not been clipped; pages clean & crisp; there is a splatter on what I think was water on the rear of d/w - I have shown in picture. ; Biggles; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.