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Herrigan Books, Glasgow, Scotland, Royaume-Uni
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Red cloth with gilt titling to spine, 144 pp.Small mark to bottom left of title page; a few fox marks to half title and title page, otherwise VG. N° de réf. du vendeur 19340
Titre : The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting
Éditeur : Max Parrish
Date d'édition : 1962
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket
Edition : 1st Edition
Vendeur : Bookcase, Carlisle, Royaume-Uni
Hard. Etat : Good Minus. No Jacket. William Randell (illustrateur). Boards rubbed and stained in places, light shelfwear, spine browned with gilt lettering, light spotting to closed edges, light foxing to endpapers, previous owner's ink inscription to fep, childish ink marks to fly title page, title page and page facing Foreword, otherwise 144 pages clean and tidy, illustrations clear, binding sound, Bibliography to page 144. Size: 8vo. N° de réf. du vendeur 69889
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Vendeur : Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Royaume-Uni
Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Leslie Stead; William Randell (illustrateur). A delightful collection of Biggles books with dust wrappers, including three first editions and two Children's Book Club editions. A collection of eight titles in Captain W. E. Johns' Biggles series. In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrappers.Featuring five colour frontispieces. Four of the books are also illustrated with black-and-white plates and vignettes.Comprised of the following:Biggles in the Orient;Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D.;Biggles' Second Case;Biggles Learns to Fly (First Edition);Biggles and the Missing Millionaire;The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting (First Edition);Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns (First Edition);Biggles of the Interpol.Biggles and the Missing Millionaire and Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns are Children's Book Club editions, re-printed for London bookshop Foyles.This delightful children's series follows the character of James Charles Bigglesworth and his friends as they embark on exciting adventures. Many of the stories are set in wartime, echoing Captain W. E. Johns own experience as a First World War pilot. The first Biggles story, The Camels are Coming, was published in 1932 and Johns continued writing up until his death in 1968, having written almost one hundred Biggles novels and short-story collections. In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent condition with minor shelfwear and the odd mark. Inscription to front free endpaper in three volumes. The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting is an ex-library book and has stamps to both the front and rear free endpapers. It also contains the odd child-like ink annotation. All dust wrappers reinforced with archival bindings. Moderate loss to wrap on certain volumes, namely Biggles Learns to Fly, and closed tear to Biggles of the Interpol. Slight spotting to all wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the exception to spotting heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book. N° de réf. du vendeur 984B21
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