Johns Captain W E J (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. McConnell, J.E. (illustrator). Hardcover in good condition. Removable plastic covered unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Illustrated by J.E. McConnell. Jacket is scuffed, marked and sunned, with some surface colour loss noted. Edges are creased and torn. Board edges and corners are notably rubbed, and spine ends are bumped. Page block, pastedowns and endpapers are lightly foxed. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Howard Leigh and J. Abbey (illustrator). Reprint. 256 pp colour frontispiece and 6 bw illustrations, green cloth with black titles and illustration Sparvieros over map of Spain, green top . Spine a little faded and rubbed, corners slightly softened, pages a little tanned with a few marks sound copy.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. 4to softback; 'Editor's Cockpit' on the folly of war by W E Johns (accompanied by a photograph of the editor unusually) ; article 'The re-armament question'; a feature on the New Giant Zeppelin 'Hindenburg' intended for Atlantic service; another article on Psychology in aerial fighting; an account of the war career of Obl. Ernst Udet - German War Ace; as well as dope running on the Mexican border and much more; although in vg condition, sadly the free colour plate advertised on the front cover, is no longer inside; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Howard Leigh and J. Abbey (illustrator). 1st Edition. 256 pp 6 bw illustrations, pink cloth with black titles and illustrations Sparvieros over map of Spain . Cloth marked faded and rubbed, corners bumped, front hinge cracked after ffep lacks colour frontispiece, foxing spots to edges and some page margins, tiny inscription to ffep - a reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. J.Abbey (illustrator). This book is in fair condition. Dust cover has minor wear. Award plate inside cover (1956).

Hard Back. J. Abbey (illustrator). First Edition. 1951 Reprint Pictorial dust jacket worn with a large piece missing to the top right hand corner and to the top of the spine Binding tight Previous owners inscription to the front paste down Foxing to the endpapers and throughout although the pages are generally clean Illustrated by J Abbey pp 256 Overall a good copynbsp. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. J. E. McConnell (illustrator). Two smart copies of these exciting Biggles novels with colour illustrations. Two volumes. Written by William Earl Johns, an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories best known by his pen name Capt. W. E. Johns. Johns is remembered for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles, or James Bigglesworth, a fictional pilot and adventurer in a series of adventure books written for young readers. Illustrated by James Edwin McConnell, a British book and magazine cover artist best known for Western and historical subjects. This set includes: Biggles Flies Again. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. Stranded among the swamps of British Guiana after the company who employ him folds up, Biggles takes possession of the amphibian aircraft he has been flying. The Black Peril: A Biggles Story. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. Grounded by fog among the Essex marshes, Biggles and Algy see a giant foreign flying-boat land on an illuminated creek. Their decision to investigate begins their perilous adventure. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original dust wrapper for Biggles Flies Again is price-clipped while the wrapper for The Back Peril remains unclipped. Wrappers are sound with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the head and tail of The Black Peril as well as the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. book.

Editions Presses de la Cité, collection "Captain W. E. Johns" N° 66 - 1953 - In-12, cartonnage rouge sous jaquette illustrée de l'éditeur - 190 pages Bon état - Menus frottements sur la jaquette.

Editions Presses de la Cité, collection "Captain W. E. Johns" N° 120 - 1956 - In-12, cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur - 189 pages Bon état - Infimes frottements sur le cartonnage.

Editions Presses de la Cité, collection "Captain W. E. Johns" N° 109 - 1955 - In-12, cartonnage rouge sous jaquette illustrée de l'éditeur - 188 pages Bon état - Infimes frottements sur la jaquette.

Editions Presses de la Cité, collection "Captain W. E. Johns" N° 117 - 1955 - In-12, cartonnage rouge sous jaquette illustrée de l'éditeur - 186 pages Bon état - Menus frottements sur la jaquette - Bords supérieurs de la jaquette quelque peu frottés.

Editions Presses de la Cité, collection "Captain W. E. Johns" N° 122 - 1956 - In-12, cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur - 187 pages Bon état - Infimes frottements sur le cartonnage.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 10'' x 6½''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. Contains Aerial Enemy No. 1 by Captain W. E. Johns. Cheap paper browning to the margins, tears and losses of paper to the spine. We currently hold in stock 7 other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st.ISSUE FIRST EDITION UK HARDBACK [HODDER,1957].Book in vg condition without inscription,a nice clean copy with the hint of cigarette smoke smell to the pages.The dust jacket is in good condition with uncut price but a bit of creasing and a couple of nicks to the corners,see 5 photos,now in removerable plastic cover.

Hard. Condition: Good. Leigh, Howard; Abbey, J (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Pages clean and bright with some spotting throughout. Heavy spotting to front/back end pages. Spotting to hard edges. Binding tight but with a lean. Shelf wear to boards including fading. Front board bowed. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Howard Leigh and J. Abbey (illustrator). 1st Edition. Lightly soiled blue boards and spine lettered and decorated in black. Mild wear to all edges. Text block edges foxed. Internally clean. Colour frontis.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Honore, Paul (cover); Fitzgerald, W.O.; Clarke, W.W.; Harper, George; Graham, J. (illustrator). First Edition. 32 pages. Features: A Wasted Sugar Supply - Honey from Honeybees; Wild Youth Proves a Myth - 'girls and boys' between 35 and 45 are rolling up the crime wave; Making the Government Efficient - reorganization would cut 100,000 unnecessary employees from federal payrolls; The White House - a Mecca for Cranks - Secret Service men must be ever alert to guard the President from the Unbalanced; Missionaries and Machine Guns - many preachers of the gospel do not want the protection of bullets; Tom Learns to Play the Game - an American boy who on mastering himself was able to direct others; Henry Ford's Page - Lower price no longer means lower equality; Editorials - making the movies dry, the value of vulgarity, Mussolini forbids earthquake prophet,exams proposed for ministers of religion, Washington's inability to think in other than political terms; Writing Verse for Composite Readers - some versifiers cultivate eccentricity, others are themselves, and therefore poets; Sad Men Who Look So Wistfully at the Sky - author, William F. Hopp has been chaplain of the Michigan State Prison for over seven years - article with photos; Duelists (Fighter Pilots) of the Sky - a tale of knights-errant and their deeds - of their light-heartedness, and their gallant, tragic fate; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 3) The Big Snake and the Little Dog - and how a darky made millions from circus side shows; Chats with Office Callers - Christmas cards began with Jewish Adolph Tuck, controversy in Canada over union with the U.S., sighting of monster near Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Fascinating illustrated ad for homes which can be built for under $1k in materials; I Read In the Papers - article by Nathaniel Zalowitz in the 'Jewish Daily Forward' declares ".For the overwhelming majority of Jews in American assimilation in any true sense of the term is absolutely out of the question."; The Barefoot Boy - poetry by J.G. Whittier inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.

Hardback. Howard Leigh and J. Abbey (illustrator). First. St Marys Books is proud to present this lovely 1939 first edition of Biggles in Spain by Captain W E Johns Bound in a lovely red cloth with red top edge staining and black ink lettering and illustrations of planes to the cover and spine this hardback book has 256 pages of text This exciting tale of heroism and adventure is supplemented by fullpage black ink illustrations throughout the book as well as the fullcolour frontispiece His rear tank was spurting smoke and swirling tongues of flame This book is in good condition though the spine is faded and there is some bumping and signs of wear other than a 1942 inscription on the free endpaper the interior of the book remains clean and readable This is a remarkably well preserved and rare copy of a classic childrens book and it would make for a lovely gift for any Biggles fansnbsp. book.