Johns Captain W E William Earl (59 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. no date given (circa 1960?); red c w/black titles; owner's name; 183 clean, unmarked pages. A collection of early Biggles stories which originally appeared in 'The Modern Boy' magazine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Reprint. First published in 1937, this is a fourth impression of 1947. Jacket sadly tatty and held together by film wrapper. Separated at all four folds, loss to top of jacket and spine, corners rubbed with loss, jacket worn and time stained. Not price clipped (5/-), previous owner's inscriptions to ffep, internally clean and tight, overall a bit of a mess but a good reading copy. 255pp. Out of the corner of his eyes Biggles saw Dick go overboard and disappear under the foam, but he could do nothing to help him. Indeed, as he fought to keep the flying boat under control, it seemed certain that during the next minute or two the others must join him. Ashen, he looked at Algy.'Jump when she hits!' he cried, in a shrill, strangled voice, and dived deliberately at the rocks. Biggles, Algy and Ginger help a young lad evade a violent thief and find themselves plunged into a dangerous treasure hunt searching for a long lost pirate hoard of gold in the Caribbean. William Earl Johns (1893-1968), was an English pilot and creator of the inimitable flying ace James Bigglesworth and his friends. …

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Third Impression. 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. Stead, Leslie (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 182 pages. Pictorial spine & hard cover. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref P15.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NO JACKET. 1950 3rd impression. Red hard boards. THE FRONT END PAPER HAS BEEN REMOVED. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref sh89. Leslie Stead (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good PLUS. Undated: circa 1955. Hardback in jacket. No illustrations. Clean & tight book. Flat pages. Jacket has edge wear. Front flap is price-clipped. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref O-BLB.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback 1950. 3rd impression. 223 pages. Colour frontispiece. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Minor foxing to page edges. Jacket has suffered loss. Front flap is detached from the jacket. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref FT p&p. Leslie Stead (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardback in jacket. Undated. Circa 1961. Jacket flap is priced: 3/6-. Jacket is under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F17.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. UK Edition. Circa 1955. Pictorial front board. HARD BOARDS HAVE WEAR AROUND THE EDGES. Spine is intact. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref B90.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1950 2nd impression. Hardback.19x12.5cm. 191 pages. All 8 listed illustrations are in place. Clean & tight book. JACKET SPINE IS FADED. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 44.3. Leslie Stead (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. NO JACKET. Hardback 1956. Clean & tight book. Front end paper has an inscription. SEVERAL PAGES HAVE A CREASE AT THE TOP CORNER. Page edges are foxed especially the top edges. NO JACKET. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref FTCB3.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback in jacket. Undated: circa 1961. 184 pages. Front end paper prize label is dated 1961. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. TANNED PAGES. Jacket has a little edge wear. Front flap is price-clipped. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref FTCB3.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Undated: circa 1955. Hardback. 21x14cm. 214 pages, The book is not illustrated. TANNED PAGES. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Jacket has edge wear & several short tears & some loss . Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref n75.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good PLUS. Reprint. Hardback 1952 reprint. 256 pages. All six illustrations are present. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Foxing to page edges. Jacket has several tears & a little loss. Jacket is now under removable clear protective covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 425.3. Martin Tyas (illustrator). …

Stapled Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 26.5x18.5cm. 28 pages including covers. Rusty staples. Clean & flat. SOME FOXING. Preview of Free gift in the next issue. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref TK5. Front cover by Capt. William Earl Johns (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Undated: circa 1963. Blue hard boards with black spine lettering. 19x13cm. 183 pages, No illustrations. Clean & tight book. TANNED PAGES. No inscriptions. JACKET HAS EDGE WEAR & SEVERAL SHORT TEARS WITH ONLY MINOR LOSS. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref H24.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Undated: circa 1962. 183 pages, Red hard boards with black spine lettering. Clean & tight book. TANNED PAGES. No inscriptions. Jacket has edge wear & several short tears. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref H24.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4th impression 1951. Red hard boards. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref G9. Leslie Stead (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Undated: circa 1963. Hardback in jacket. Clean & tight book. TANNED PAGES. No inscriptions. Jacket has a little edge wear. Jacket is now under clear removable cover. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref B58:2.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Undated: circa 1967. Green hard boards. 182 pages. Clean & tight book. BROWNED PAGES. No inscriptions. Jacket has neat sellotape repairs from the inside. Jacket edges haves minor loss. . Jacket shows Biggles with bi-planes over each shoulder. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched "Royal Mail Tracked 24" next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F5.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Undated: circa 1965. Green hard boards. 184 pages. Clean & tight book. BROWNED PAGES. No inscriptions. JACKET SPINE TOP HAS A NEAT SELLOTAPE REPAIR FROM THE INSIDE. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref q69.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1951 3rd impression. Hardback. 19x12cm. 191 pages. All the listed illustrations are in place. Spine of the book is tanned. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. JACKET SPINE IS FADED. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref j3. Leslie Stead (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. NO JACKET. 1949 1st edition. Hardback. 19x12cm. 191 pages. All 8 listed illustrations are in place. SPINE IS FADED. Clean & tight book. Front end paper has an inscription dated 1949. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 142:18. Leslie Stead (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good Plus. Paperback. 2nd impression. Flat spine has a crease. Back cover has a crease . Clean & tight book. Inscription. Tanned pages. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 7.3.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. EX- LIBRARY. Hardback in jacket 1971 reprint. 19x12.5cm.168 pages. Colour frontispiece. No other illustrations. Jacket front flap is not price-clipped: 10/- (50p). Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref UP3. Leslie Stead (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good PLUS. Hampton Library. EX- LIBRARY. Undated: circa 1964. Hardback in jacket. 19x12.5cm. 184 pages. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref J3. Leslie Stead (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback 1951. 18.5x12.5cm. 191 pages. All the listed illustrations are in place. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. PAGE EDGES ARE FOXED. Jacket has edge wear and a little loss. JACKET SPINE IS FADED. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref n75. Leslie Stead (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. NO JACKET. 1955 reprint. Hardback. 19x13cm. 640 pages. Not illustrated. Spine top has a closed tear of less than 1cm. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref n75.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback in jacket 1978. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Jacket is complete. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 113/26. Biggles of the Royal Flying Corps by Captain W. E. Johns. Published in 1978 by Purnell, London.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Undated Hampton Library edition circa 1958. Hardback. 19x13cm. 181 pages without illustration. Clean & tight book. TANNED PAGES. No inscriptions. Jacket has edge wear with a little loss at spine ends. Front flap is not price-clipped: 3/6 net. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref hm. …