Biggles Second Case by Captain Johns (74 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles & Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles and Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck. …

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles and Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles & Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fair, Shelfwear, insect damage & fraying to corners & spine ends (with chipping and loss to spine ends and top front corner), bumping, spine browned, foxing & soiling to boards, dealer sticker at foot of inner front board, ink gift inscrption dated 1948 on front free endpaper, foxing & browning to page edges/NO DUST JACKET. 'A Biggles Adventure'. With colour frontispiece and black & white illustrations in the text. Photo on request. Stead, Leslie (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 1949. Second impression. 190 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Illustrated by Stead. Book has a slight smoky odour. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and notable foxing throughout, more notable to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Notable water staining to front pastedown and endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Notable tear to p.127. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 8.03x5.32x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. 1951. Fourth impression. 190 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations by Stead. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has very light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some mild rubbing and marking to surfaces.…

Condition: Good. 1949. Second Impression. 191 pages. Laminated dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent foxing and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.…

Condition: Good. 1959. 5th Impression. 190 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are in good condition with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Tape marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tape marks to interior. …

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. The boards are shelf rubbed and edge worn. Internally, light foxing. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*29/02/2024. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Omnibus. Light edge wear to illustrated card covers.; A bright, solid book. Card covers with edges overlapping page edges. Please note that this only contains 3 stories, some versions of this book contain 4.; B&W Illustrations; 8.66 X 7.17 X 1.89 inches; 512 pages; "Biggles becomes involved in three undercover operations in this third bumper omnibus edition of his classic adventure stories that take him from the icy wastes of Antarctica to war-torn Korea. In Bigglesâ Second Case, Biggles hunts for a wartime German submarine, the U-517, whose ruthless captain, Von Shonbeck, has escaped to the Antarctic with a horde of stolen gold bullion. In Biggles Breaks the Silence, Biggles is back in the Antarctic once again, tracking down a ship frozen in the pack ice with a hold full of treasure, and doing battle with a gang of desperate villains while attempting to recover the shipâs cargo. Finally, in Biggles Follows On, Biggles comes up against his arch enemy, Erich Von Stalhein, and teams up with Gimlet Kingâs special forces unit behind enemy lines in China.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. 'Biggles' Second Case' by Captain W. E. Johns. Hodder & Stoughton 1950 3rd edition. Some rubbing and foxing, a reasonably good copy. No dust jacket.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 190 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout with colour frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Covers marked, spine has a small label on it and torn ends, some marking to the tanned page edges and bookseller's pencil marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 3rd impression. The second great Biggles adventure (first printed in in 1943, this in 1950.) Scarlet cloth covers excellent, some spotting to side edges and rather more to top edges. The Dust jacket has section of lower half, around the bottom of the spine, missing and the top is scruffy. Very small inscription to front paste-down endpaper.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 4th Impression. Stead (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. 1959. Dust jacket laminated to boards. The front free end page has been removed. Contents clear and firm within. A good condition book.…

dj. Third Printing. Near Fine book in a Good dust jacket. Price-clipped.