THE BUNNY BOOK For Babes And Their Betters
James Nisbet & Co., 1902. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt decorated cream cloth (some light marks to upper board - otherwise bright VG). Pp. 52 (no inscriptions), with b&w plates. More
Children's Books
LES AVENTURES DE BLAKE ET MORTIMER La Marque jaune, L'Énigme de l'Atlantide, Le Piège diabolique
Brussels: Editions du Lombard, 1982. 3 vols. 4to. Original laminated pictorial boards (Fine). Pp. various, illus throughout with coloured cartoon strips (no inscriptions). [French text]. More
OUT OF A HANDKERCHIEF
Hammond Hammond & Co., 1943. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial paper-laid boards (bottom corner of upper board chipped and wear at edges), no dustwrapper. Pp. 63, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings (no inscriptions). More
NATURAL SCIENCE Book One - Four
Schofield & Sims, 1962. 4 vols: Book One (4th edn 1962); Book Two (4th edn 1962); Book Three (5th edn 1962); Book Four (5th edn 1962). Tall 8vo. Original pictorial boards (VG). Pp. various, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings by Howard Mell (pages a little musty; no inscriptions)..... More
OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
James Wisbey & Co., c. 1896. 4to. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (spine and extrems rubbed and scuffed). Unpaginated, illus with coloured plates throughout (pages tanned and spotted; previous owner's 1896 ink gift inscription on reverse of upper cover). More
GROS-PATAUD Histoire Allemande Accomodee Pour Les Petits Francais
Paris: Hachette, c. 1861. Tall 8vo. Cloth backed boards (rebound with later endpapers) with coloured engraved plate inset in upper board (VG). Pp. unpaginated (no inscriptions), illus with 16 (incl title) coloured engraved plates (some small repaired tears to pages). More
THE BIG BOX OF BIGGLES Biggles' Big Adventures, Biggles' Dangerous Missions, Biggles' Secret Assignment.
Prion Books, 2010. Limited edn of 1500. 3 vols boxed set. 8vo. Original pictorial laminated boards (Fine), pictorial cardboard box (Fine). Pp. various, with silk page-markers, illus with b&w drawings (no inscriptions; contains Certifcate of Authenticity). More
BIGGLES 7 Volumes Delivers the Goods, Hunts Big Game, Another Job, Works It Out, Gets His Men, Takes the Case, Makes Ends Meet.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1949-1957. 7 vols. 8vo. Original black lettered red and green cloth (boards marked), no dustwrappers. Pp. various, illus with coloured and b&w frontispieces (some vols with previous owners' neat inscriptions). Biggles Delivers the Goods (3rd imp 1949 - boards stained and endpapers spotted); Biggles Hunts Big Game..... More
BIGGLES AIR COMMODORE
Oxford University Press, 1946. 8vo. Original blue lettered grey cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 255, with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by Howard Leigh and Alfred Sindall (endpapers lightly spotted; no inscriptions). More
BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL
Thames Publishing, c. 1959. Kingston Library edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (head and tail of spine a little bumped with small mark at tail - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (rather chipped and creased at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 246 (endpapers and page edges lightly..... More
BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. 1st edn 3rd imp. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (pages edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 190, illus with coloured plates by Leslie Stead (no inscriptions). More
BIGGLES FLIES SOUTH
Oxford University Press, 1950. 1st edn 6th imp. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (image from dustwrapper offet on upper board - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks and tears at edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 255, with b&w drawings by Jack Nicolle (top edge lightly spotted..... More
BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Oxford University Press, 1935. 1st edn. 8vo. Original blue pictorial cloth (split and frayed at edges of spine with sellotape repairs - in protective glassine cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 256, lacks frontispiece, illus with b&w drawings by Alfred Sindall (inner hinges loosened; no inscriptions). More
BIGGLES IN AFRICA
Oxford University Press, 1936. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original blue pictorial cloth (casing with slight lean and rubbed at edges - in protective glassine cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 256, with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by Howard Leigh and Alfred Sindall (page edges and prelims spotted; previous owner's neat..... More
BIGGLES IN AUSTRALIA
Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (some light spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (poor - spine and upper cover with partial loss and chipped at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 188, illus with coloured plates and by..... More
BIGGLES IN THE BALTIC
Oxford University Press, 1952. 1st edn 9th imp. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (page edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped and torn at edges with partial loss at head and tail of spine - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 256, with b&w plates by Alfred Sindall..... More
BIGGLES MAKES ENDS MEET
Children's Book Club [&] Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1957. Book club edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (lower cover and reverse spotted and small nicks at edges - in protective cover). Pp. 192, illus with coloured plates by Leslie Stead (no inscriptions). More
BIGGLES OF 266
Thames Publishing, c. 1959. Kingston Library edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (small patch from d/w stuck to top edge lower board and page edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped at edges with partial loss at top edge of lower cover - in protective cover, not price..... More
A BIGGLES OMNIBUS Biggles Learns to Fly Biggles Flies East Biggles in the Orient
Cresset Edtions, 1994. 8vo. Original laminated pictorial boards (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper). Pp. 624 (no inscriptions). More
BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE
Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (boards a little bowed and pages edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped and torn at edges with partial loss at head of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 189, illus with b&w..... More
BIGGLES' CHINESE PUZZLE And Other Biggles' Adventures
Brockhampton Press,1955. 8vo. Original brown lettered patterned green cloth (stain on upper board and faded at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 188, illus with coloured plates by Leslie Stead (no inscriptions). More
BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. 1st edn 3rd imp. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (some light spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped at edges with partial loss at head and tail of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 190, illus with coloured frontispiece and..... More
GIMLET MOPS UP
Brockhampton Press, 1947. 1st edn. 8vo. Original red decorated light brown cloth (stain on spine and upper board), dustwrapper poor - partial loss on spine and covers- in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 160, with b&w illus by Leslie Stead (endpapers tanned; small split at rear inner hinge; no..... More
THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT PLANET A Story of Space Exploration.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1961. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (small mark on upper board; page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (lower cover toned - VG, in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 157, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings (front endpaper and half title lightly..... More
RETURN TO MARS
Children's Book Club [&] Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1955. Book club edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (a little toning on spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges and partial loss at tail of spine - in protective cover). Pp. 160, illus with coloured plates by Leslie..... More