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    By Captain W. E. Johns
    London   Oxford University Press
    7" by 5.5"
    A seven volume set of Captain W. E. Johns' Biggles novels from 1935 to 1941, most of which first edition, all in the original publisher's pictorial cloth with illustrations by Howard Leigh and Alfred Sindall.
    By Captain W. E. Johns

    1935-1941 1935-1941 Collection of Biggles Novels: Biggles Hits The Trail (1935) Biggles & Co (1936) Biggles Flies East (1937) The Rescue Flight: A Biggles Story (1939) Biggles Secret Agent (1940) Biggles Flying Omnibus (1941) Biggles Sees It Through (1941)

    London   Oxford University Press
    7" by 5.5"
    A seven volume set of Captain W. E. Johns' Biggles novels from 1935 to 1941, most of which first edition, all in the original publisher's pictorial cloth with illustrations by Howard Leigh and Alfred Sindall.
    £425.00
    : 4kgs / : 984R12
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    Description

    Colour Plates, Decorative Binding, First Edition, Illustrated

    A collection of seven of Captain W. E. Johns' Biggles novels from 1935 to 1941, all in the original publisher's pictorial cloth:

    This collection includes: 

    Biggles Hits The Trail (1935) first edition 
    Biggles & Co (1936) first edition 
    Biggles Flies East 1937 reprint (first published 1935)
    The Rescue Flight: A Biggles Story (1939) first edition, 'pyramid' edition
    Biggles Secret Agent (1940) first edition 
    Biggles Flying Omnibus (1941) second reprint 
    Biggles Sees It Through (1941) first edition 

    All copies except Biggles Flying Omnibus (1941) include numerous full-page black and white illustrations by Howard Leigh and Alfred Sindall. Collated, complete.

    Condition

    All in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, mostly sound. Cloth of 1941, 1939 and 1936 editions frayed and with partial splits to the joint, the latter (1936) fully split at the rear joint. Fading of cloth to 1940, 1939, 1937 and 1935 editions, specifically to the spine of latter two. Shelf wear and marks to boards of most. Cloth slightly age toned to 1939 edition. Internally, mostly firmly bound. Front hinge strained in 1937 edition and tape repair to front hinge of 1936. Frontispiece page loose in 1935 edition. Minor contemporary ink inscription to front free endpapers of both 1941 editions, 1940, and 1936. Extensive ink inscription to half title page of 1935. Prior owner's bookplate to front endpaper of 1939 edition. Most pages clean but age toned with some spotting, heavier to the first and last few.

    Very Good

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