Biggles First by Captain W E Johns (97 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owner's name/gift inscription inside front cover. Light shelving foxing/dust-dulling on page edges. Book slightly shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Condition: Good. 1964. 640 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content has even toning. Good DJ with some tears, toning and stains.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 84 pages. Illustrated. Part 4 of Biggles works it out (Illus Bowe) amongs many more things including an articles on a flying car, Walt Disneys story of the Alaskan fur seal for his first colour documentary & aeromodelling (SL#19).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Firmly bound, faded and marked blue cloth boards without a jacket, internally good with no writing insdie.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition fourth impression. Octavo hardback. 188 pp. illustrations by Stead. Very Good condition in Near Very Good price-clipped dust jacket (tiny piece missing from rear corner which has been repaired). No inscriptions. Quite a nice copy. Photo available.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Stead (illustrator). Third Impression of first edition. Unclipped dust-jacket is darkened and taped over and to cover edges and has loss at spine-ends, sound binding, bumped spine-ends, darkened end-papers with gift note at the front, colour frontis and black and orange illustrations. Illustrator: Stead. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 77323091024. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

Condition: Good. 1950. Third impression. 187 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Two-colour illustrations by Stead. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate to heavy sunning and tanning. Boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Front flap detached.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Pictures by Stead. All illustrations are present and in good condition. Blue boards with black lettering to spine and front are good with minor pushing/bumping to corners, a few small marks (especially to back), patchy fading/browning (including to spine), little patchy rubbing/odd small bump to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Odd small marks/spots of foxing inside boards and to front/back end-papers. Pages bit tanned. Odd small (approx. 2cms) tear to bottom of a couple of pages (no loss). Odd small marks/spots of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Occasional small marks/spot so foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrations by Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Red boards with black lettering to spine and black lettering and design to front are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners, the odd very small mark and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Neat gift inscription and date in pen to front blank page. Odd small mark/minor foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Pages bit tanned. Couple of small scratches to page edges. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrated by Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Dark blue boards with silver lettering to spine and silver lettering and design to front are very good with a few small dusty marks, very minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/mild foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Occasional small mark/minor foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrated by Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Pale yellow boards with green lettering to spine and green lettering and design to front are very good with a few marks, little darkening to spine, minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd minor bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Hint of spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/mild foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Occasional small mark/minor foxing to pages. Top of pages slightly dusty. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Yellow boards are only good with a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, few marks (including large mark to back), little rubbing to edges and minor pushing to a couple of corners. The binding is tight and book is square and true. Top of pages bit dusty. Few marks/spots of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Occasional mark to pages. Smells a bit musty. No other faults. Illustrations by Stead. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

hardcover. Condition: good. No Jacket. Studio' Stead (illustrator). 1st. Hodder & Stoughton, 1954. 1st edition hardback, no dustjacket. 159pp, with 6 colour illustrations by 'Studio' Stead. Slight bumping to spine & corners, some shelfwear to edges, light tanning to pages. Good 1st edition copy, sadly lacking jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Studio' Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hodder & Stoughton, 1954. 1st edition hardback, no dustjacket. 159pp, with 6 colour illustrations by 'Studio' Stead. Bumping to spine & corners, shelfwear & marking to edges, tanning to edges. Fair 1st edition copy, sadly lacking jacket. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Pictures by Stead. Red boards with black lettering to spine and front are very good with a few small marks (paper residue?), little creasing to spine (book has been read), a little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing/bumping to head/tail of spine. Some (quite) major spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Inside boards/end-papers tanned. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Neat gift inscription and data in pencil and previous owner's name and address in pen to front end-paper. Occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. Numerous ticks in pencil to other titles by this author to back page. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrated by Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Red boards with black lettering to spine and front and black design to front are very good with a hint of pushing to corners, a few small marks, light creasing to spine (book has been read), the odd minor bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Previous owner's name in pen to front end-paper. Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Third Printing. Contains four 'Biggles' titles - "Biggles Sweeps The Desert", "Biggles in the Orient", Biggles Delivers the Goods", and "Biggles Fails to Return". Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light edgewear and has tape shadows on front. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 640 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Pictures by Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition (little browning/odd small mark). Red boards with black lettering to spine and front are very good with a little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small mark, a little patchy browning (including to spine), the odd minor bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Odd small mark/minor foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Neat previous owner's gift inscription in pen to front end-paper. Occasional small marks/spots of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead, Leslie (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrations by Leslie Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Green boards with red lettering to spine are very good with minor pushing/bumping to corners, a little patchy browning (including to spine), the odd very small mark, odd minor bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Minor spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a little tanned. Odd small marks/spots of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Inside boards/end-papers bit tanned with the odd small mark/minor foxing. Occasional small marks/spots of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Pictures by Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Light yellow boards with green lettering to spine and front and design in green to front are only good with a little pushing/bumping to corners (especially to front lower corner), a few small marks, a little patchy browning, the odd bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing/bumping to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Previous owner's name in pen to front end-paper. Pages little tanned. Odd small mark/spots of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark to pages. Odd small crease to a couple of pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stead, Studio (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. With illustrations by Studio Stead. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Red boards with black lettering to spine and lettering and design in black to front are very good with a hint of pushing to corners, a few small marks, a little fading/browning to spine, the odd small bump/rub to edges and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/bumping) to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Bookseller's small sticker inside front board. Pages slightly tanned. End-papers bit tanned. Odd small mark/spots of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Small crease to lower/upper corners a few pages. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. ex owner name on 1st front page, Cover has a chip on spine cover edge and 1 on the front 1 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. NO JACKET. 1955 reprint. Hardback. 19x13cm. 640 pages. Not illustrated. Spine top has a closed tear of less than 1cm. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref n75.

8vo, first edition, pp,640, illustrated, deep red cloth titled in black to the spine and top cover, 1953 inscription to the leading free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in blue cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine, no dustjacket. 187pp. Colour frontispiece, 8 full page illustrations throughout. Not library copy, ink inscription dated 1947 to front pastedown, few marks to page margins. (61/3).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (6/-). Illustrated by Stead. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), creasing/rubbing to edges, few marks, patchy browning, fading to spine, numerous tears, rubbing/patchy loss to top (picture) surface, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners, loss to top (approx. 1cm) edge of back inner flap, the odd spot of foxing and is in only fair condition. Boards are very good with a hint of pushing to corners, a few small marks, the odd small bump/rub to edges and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/bumping) to head/tail of spine. Minor spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Previous owner's name, address and date in pen to front end-paper. Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/scratch/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red paper covered boards, blocked and lettered in black to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 640 pp with monochrome throughout. Front free end paper missing. Good condition book in Poor condition price clipped dust wrapper with rubbing to the edges, ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (6/-). Illustrated by Stead. All illustrations (including coloured frontispiece) are present and in very good condition. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, a few tears, creasing/rubbing to edges, small patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), fading to spine, few marks, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners, a little patchy browning/odd small mark to reverse (white side), the odd spot of foxing, patchy browning, a little creasing/rubbing to front/back inner flaps and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with the odd small mark, a hint of pushing to corners, little patchy browning (including to spine), the odd minor bump/rub to edges and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Minor spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Previous owner's name and address in pen inside front board. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stead, Leslie (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (8/6). Illustrated by Leslie Stead. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, numerous small (largest approx. 5mms) tears), a few small marks, a little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), name written in pen to back, the odd small crease/rub to edges, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, little pushing/bumping to corners, minor patchy browning, a little creasing/rubbing to front/back inner flaps and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Very minor spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages little tanned. Old price (6d) written in fairly large letters to front blank page. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Small mark inside back board. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.