Spitfire Parade by Johns W E (21 results)

Papered Boards. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint Edition. 19 cm, 256 pp, illus, d/w - torn and badly chipped, foxed at verso - see photos. Some foxing, mainly at page edges. Small name to flyleaf. VG minus in fair only jacket. Radcliffe Wilson` (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. rough but sound, foxing, lots of wear to jacket, owner notation on book lists. Free front end paper neatly removed, Just post war dust jacket has pic of train on obverse. Radcliffe Wilson (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Produced by Red Fox in house for publicity department editorial sales reps, We have a very few of these all in as new condition.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1956. Good condition. Scottie Books Series. Pictorial card wraps. Covers are edge owrn and creased with splits to front edge of spine. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Prelims are detached but still present. Contents are browned and lightly foxed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

First edition. 1st Australian edition, illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson. Lacks front free end paper; pages yellowed; wear to board edges & spine. Dust jacket shows Biggles in a flying jacket, not the illustrations used for the UK edition; dj not price-clipped, but rather tatty, with tears & loss. DJ protected in removable clear film Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in Poor dust jacket Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in Poor dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Previous owner's name and address on front endpaper. Foxing to spine cloth. Foxing to page edges. Lacking the dust-jacket.; 1951 reprint of a title first published in 1941. 256 pages. Teal cloth boards with purple lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 185 x 122mm. 6 full page black-and-white illustrations within the pagination. Illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson. A collection of 13 Biggles short stories. [Reference: Burnet (2000) 24.]. …

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. Second printing in pale blue boards with an illustration on the front panel but no illustration and simplified lettering on the spine. The first printing was also significantly thicker. The spine has some browning and discolouration and there is discolouration to the front and rear panels along with a little edge rubbing. Page edges are browned with some spotting. Brown spotting to the pages at the front of the book but the pages throughout the book are generally clean and unmarked. Illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson with a coloured frontispiece. No jacket. Wilson, Radcliffe (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. First Thus. As new, Unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Canadian edition The boards and spine are straight. The bottom right hand corner of the front cover is rubbed, as is the bottom of the spine.The bottom of the spine is creased too.There are two faint brown marks to the rear cover. Otherwise the book is clean and bright . The binding is very tight. Dust wrapper/ The front cover four corners have chips. There is a 1.5cm closed tear to the top edge. The top of the spine is rubbed with tiny closed tears, and is a little sunned. The back cover is a little grubby with chips to the top left and right corners.The top right hand corner of the front flap has been cut 1cm x 2.5cm. The rear of the jacket is a little browned.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1941 First edition, first printing as 1st but thin edition,original wrapper. Binding severely cocked with browning to margins of front panel, Heavy bump to top right corner and slight rubs to other corners. Internally long neat inscription and other pencil marks to FEP. Textblocks and pages slightly browned clean and good. Dust Wrapper 2cm v shaped loss to spine bottom with smaller nick to left corner, small rubs related. Minor nicks to all corners with 1cm split to front flap bottom corner, Rubs to spine hinges with creases top to bottom minor loss to spine top extreme edge with rubs, creases and two 1cm closed tears to front panel spine corner. 1cm closed split to rear panel top edge with attached long crease slightly grubby to rear panel price cut. VG.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A smart first Australian edition of this collection of Biggles stories from Captain W. E. Johns. First Australian edition. Illustrated throughout. At the end of summer 1940, Biggles has been given command of the 666th Fighter Squadron. He soon realises his new squad consists of officers who do not take too kindly to discipline. 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, Illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson, a British artist and illustrator. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Loss to the head and tail of the spine with the odd mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper with previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed. Radcliffe Wilson (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Reprint. 8vo. Pp 256. Original cloth, light wear, slight bowing. Price-clipped d/w, edge-worn with a few small tears ans areas of loss. Neat inscription to ffep. A decent copy. Wilson, Radcliffe (illustrator).

2nd edition chipped dust jacket Nice copy small octavo 256pp., illusts., Illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson. Nice tight, clean copy in nice jacket chipped at edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. colour illustration frontispiece (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Publication: Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1960 Formatting: 8vo, pp. 184. Condition Report: Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. The original blue textured cloth boards are remarkably bright and well-preserved, with the red typographic stamping to the spine and front board remaining bold and entirely unoxidised. The binding is exceptionally tight and square, showing no lean, while the hinges are perfectly sound. The text-block edges exhibit only very faint, uniform age-toning typical of the post-war era, while internally the leaves remain wonderfully clean, crisp, and free from foxing. The unclipped dust jacket, retaining the original 8/6 NET price to the front flap, presents beautifully on the shelf. However, there are some historical tape repairs to the verso reinforcing the spine ends and fold joints, alongside minor rubbing and light creasing to the extremities. Catalogue Note: This 1960 printing represents the first Brockhampton Press edition (a 'first thus') of Spitfire Parade, a title originally published by the Oxford University Press in 1941. It features a striking coloured frontispiece and a wraparound dust-wrapper design characteristic of Brockhampton's later Biggles reissues. This specific edition is particularly notable among collectors, as it was one of only four original OUP titles to be later reprinted by Brockhampton Press. Consequently, this printing had a relatively limited run before the market transitioned heavily to paperback dominance, making surviving copies in such crisp boards, and retaining original wrappers, quite scarce on the open market. A thrilling instalment in the legendary Biggles series, Spitfire Parade sees Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth appointed to command No. 666 Fighter Squadron during the perilous days of the Second World War. Tasked with leading a ragtag group of exceptional but unruly pilots, including recruits such as Angus, Taffy, Cuthbert, and the lock-picking Bertie, Biggles must mould them into a formidable fighting unit. Across thirteen action-packed chapters, Biggles and his squadron lock horns with the Luftwaffe in desperate dogfights over the English Channel and Occupied France, showcasing the camaraderie, courage, and aerial mastery that made W.E. Johns' characters famous. N/A (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first Canadian edition of this thrilling adventure by W. E. Johns, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first Canadian edition. First published in the UK in 1941. Scarce to see with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by William Earl Johns, an English First World War pilot and writer of adventure stories, who wrote under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns. He is best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles. Set in the summer of 1940, this thrilling adventure novel presents Captain Biggles as the Squadron Leader of a daring, somewhat undisciplined team of rogue fighter pilots, with whom he must create a harmonious team. With an ink inscription 'To Ken, With love from Marjorie'. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear and a little bumping to the spine. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is excellent, with light edge wear, the odd small chip or tear to the extremities. A little sunning to the spine of the wrap with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. 1st Canadian Edition. 250 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with occasional black and white illustrations throughout. Page edges are lightly darkened and spotted. Bound in orange cloth with black titles. Lightly worn around the edges. Yellow dustjacket in good condition with red and black titles. Heavily worn around the edges with chips, creases, and tears. Lightly smudged. NPC ($1.25 on flap). 1ST CANADIAN EDITION. SCARCE. VG/G- Size: 8vo: 5 x 7 1/2. Book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A delightful collection of twelve illustrated Biggles novels, being a mixture of impressions and all in the publisher's uniform dust wrappers. A set of twelve adventure novels following the popular pilot hero James Bigglesworth, more commonly known as "Biggles".Created by World War One pilot, William Earl Johns, better known by his pen name Captain W. E. Johns. These stories were aimed at young readers and feature Biggles on an array of air adventures.With charming full-page illustrations to each. Most works are illustrated by Alfred Sindall. Those with different illustrators are otherwise specified.Each volume comes with the publisher's original dust wrapper. With a few being wartime economy wraps, with previous materials visible to the reverse.All dust wrappers are unclipped with the exception of 'South Seas' and 'Biggles Goes to War'.The content of the set is detailed below.'Biggles in the South Seas' (1940) - First thus. With a colour frontispiece and six illustrations by Norman Howard.'Biggles Flies West' (1947) - Fourth printing. With a colour frontispiece and seven illustrations.'Biggles Goes to War' (1947) - Fourth printing. With an additional coloured frontispiece and four illustrations by Martin Tyas.'Biggles Defies the Swastika' (1947) - Third printing. Six illustrations.'Biggles Sees it Through' (1947) - Second printing. With an additional coloured frontispiece.'The Rescue Flight' (1948) - Second printing. Six illustrations.'Biggles Secret Agent' (1949) - Third printing. Six illustrations.'Biggles Flies South' (1949) - Fifth printing. Six illustrations by Jack Nicolle.'Spitfire Parade' (1949) - Third printing. Four illustrations by Radcliffe Wilson.'Biggles Flies North' (1950) - Fourth printing. With six illustrations by Will Narraway.'Biggles in Spain' (1950) - Fifth printing. Six illustrations by J. Abbey.'Biggles in the Baltic' (1952) - Ninth printing. Six illustrations.Collated, complete. In the original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers, with 'South Seas' and 'Goes to War' being clipped. All other wraps unclipped. Externally, generally very smart. With slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Dust wrappers are smart. With edge wear and instances of chipping largely to 'Baltic' and 'Sees it Through', but most to the spine head and tail. Large closed tears to 'Sees it Through' and fading to 'South Seas'. Marks to all the wraps, heaviest to 'South Seas'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, several with contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. Scattered spotting to 'Biggles in Spain'. The odd spot to the endpapers of 'Spitfire Parade' and offsetting to the endpapers of 'Flies North' and 'Baltic'. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's blue cloth, blocked in black to spine and upper. Colour frontispiece plate and additional in text line drawings. Lacking the scarce dust-jacket. Contemporary gift inscription to flyleaf, crescent shaped indentation to title page and following couple for pages. Textblock very clean and bright with just a couple of marks within. Edges toned with a few spots. Binding shows well, some light wear to extremities, marking to upper board, faint vertical creases to spine. Tricky to find in decent condition. Very good.…