Stead Leslie Illustrations (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Leslie Stead illustrations (illustrator). First Edition; Third Printing. Light cock, light cover fade, light tone, 1951 gift inscription, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket three 1" tears with creasing, smaller tears and edgewear. Solid hardcover. ; 2nd Gimlet book, first published during WW2 in 1944. Gimlet and his British commandos work with the French underground to free prisoners used as a bombing shield for a factory making aircraft engines. W E Johns' more famous series character, Biggles, shows up to fly them out of occupied France.; The Gimlet Books; Vol. 2; 185 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Mass market paperback in colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 7'' x 4ĵ''. Contains 156 pp with monochrome illustrations. In Very Good condition, priced 2/6 to the front cover. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth effect covered boards, blocked and lettered black back and front. 8vo. 7½'' x 5ĵ''. Contains 192 pp with 8 black and yellow tinted illustrations throughout. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Foxing to the page edges. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with piece of paper missing to the foot of the spine, not price clipped, 7/6. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original duck-egg blue cloth effect covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5ĵ''. Contains 182 + ii pp with monochrome illustrations. Spotting to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper which has different art work to the first edition and with light rubbing to the corners, not price clipped, 8s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / Fourth Print (first published in 1948). Hardback copy in red cloth boards with black lettering and illustration. 190pp. Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations throughout (both full page and within text). Not library copy, no inscriptions, light page foxing. (26/2).

168 pp, fine copy in illustrated laminated boards. Brock Books No. 62.

1952, 2nd printing. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 193pp. Red cloth with black lettering to the cover and spine and a black illustration on the cover. Two-tone illustrated frontispiece and seven two-tone illustrations. The front cover has a small white smudge and the dust jacket is price-clipped with a few tiny chips and closed tears. "Even in his schooldays Biggles attracted adventure. When he was a New Boy at Merton Hall School his talent for falling into adventure and emerging triumphant meant that excitement was always round the corner". Illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher series: Biggles Series. Main character: Biggles. (Juvenile, Adventure and Adventurers, Juvenile).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition / Third Print (first published in 1945). Hardback copy in red cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine. Price clipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 192pp. Colour frontispiece, 12 full page illustrations throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, few marks to endpapers, wear and marks to dustjacket, missing section to spine. (30/6).

Condition: Very Good. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original Devon cream cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered brick red back and front. 8vo. 7½'' x 5ĵ''. Contains colour frontispiece, 191 + i pp with 8 single-page and 1 double-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Spotting to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in chipped and repaired dust wrapper, not price clipped, 6/-. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine. Price clipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 182pp. Colour frontispiece, 5 colour plates throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, foxing to some pages, wear to dustjacket edges, with some tears. (20/5).

1960, 2nd printing. (Hardcover) Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. 192pp. Red cloth with black lettering to the cover and spine and black cover decoration. Color illustrated frontispiece and five color illustrated plates. The dust jacket is rubbed and lightly edgeworn with a tiny closed tear at the bottom of the spine. "There are all sorts of rumours about the island of Oratovoa in the South Pacific. Though it is 'uninhabited', ships have been failing to return from there, and there are sailors' yarns about what has been seen there. Biggles and his Air Police fly to investigate the mystery, and find that they are indeed tackling a hot job". Illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher series: Biggles Series 51. Main character: Biggles. (Juvenile, Adventure and Adventurers, Juvenile).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in cream cloth boards with green lettering and illustration. Unclipped dustjacket (7/6 net) in new removable protective clear sleeve (dustjacket from a fourth print book). 190pp. Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations throughout (both full page and within text). Not library copy, name/date in ink to ffep, 4 small ticks in ink to publication list, marks to boards. (25/2).

1959, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 183pp. Color illustrated frontispiece, five color illustrated plates, glossary. The back panel of the dust jacket is rubbed and the top and bottom of the spine are no longer crisp. "Things begin to happen at great speed when Biggles and Ginger are marooned in a Mexican village with three diamond thieves. The desert turns to a sea of mud, and Ginger finds cactus, prickly pear and snakes make uneasy bedfellows before Biggles saves him from death in the darkness". Illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher series: Biggles Series 53. Locale: Mexico. Main character: Biggles. (Juvenile, Adventure and Adventurers, Juvenile).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Book Club Edition. First Childrens Book Club Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in green cloth boards with black lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 184pp. Colour frontispiece. Not library copy, no inscriptions, some wear to dustjacket edges. with few marks to rear. (38/2).

1961, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 160pp. Red boards. Color frontispiece, illustrations. The spine is very slightly cocked, the dust jacket has very minor edgewear, price-clipped. Illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher series: Biggles Series 59. (Juvenile).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. Hardback copy in beige cloth boards with lettering and plane illustration to front and spine, no dustjacket. 256pp. Colour frontispiece by Howard Leigh, 6 b/w full-page captioned illustrations by Alfred Sindall. Two titles are listed on the page preceding the frontis - 'Biggles Flies East' and 'Biggles Hits the Trail'. Not library copy, no inscriptions, marks to boards, rubbing to board corners and head/tail of spine, stain to rear endpapers and rear board. (22/4).

1964, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 184pp. Color frontispiece. The spine is slightly cocked, the dust jacket has very minor edgewear and is price-clipped. Illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher series: Biggles Series 68. (Juvenile).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Illustrations by Leslie Stead. (illustrator). First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original pale boards. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6. Eight Biggles stories with a detective fiction theme. A very good copy, in slightly rubbed jacket. Book.

1962. (Hardcover) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 156pp. Color frontispiece, illustrations. The dust jacket is price-clipped and lightly rubbed on the spine and back panel. Illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher series: Biggles Series 61. (Juvenile).