Biggles Second Case by Johns W E (144 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles & Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: New. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles and Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck. …

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardback. Condition: New. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles and Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The case of the pirate U-boat!Air Commodore Raymond has a thrilling new case for Biggles, Ginger, Algy and Bertie, now the Scotland Yard Air Squad.Instead of surrendering at the end of the war, commander Von Schonbeck of submarine U-517 escaped to the south Indian ocean. From his base on an uncharted island, he has been waging his own personal war, very profitably. Among other booty, he is known to have acquired a sizeable quantity of gold.But there's very little to go on: the submarine sinks all the ships it preys upon, leaving no survivors. And Biggles & Co. have a hunting ground of a million square miles of air and oceanWill they find the renegade submarine, or will it continue to prowl the depths?Has Biggles met his match in the hunt for the dastardly von Schonbeck? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Condition: new.

Cream cloth. Condition: V.g. No Jacket. First Edition. 191pp, with 9 illustrations. A Biggles Adventure. Cream binding with a sketch of an areoplane. Covers grubby and soiled. Owners inscription. A good reading copy only. Stead (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fair, Shelfwear, insect damage & fraying to corners & spine ends (with chipping and loss to spine ends and top front corner), bumping, spine browned, foxing & soiling to boards, dealer sticker at foot of inner front board, ink gift inscrption dated 1948 on front free endpaper, foxing & browning to page edges/NO DUST JACKET. 'A Biggles Adventure'. With colour frontispiece and black & white illustrations in the text. Photo on request. Stead, Leslie (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and notable foxing throughout, more notable to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Notable water staining to front pastedown and endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Notable tear to p.127. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. 1959. Dust jacket laminated to boards. The front free end page has been removed. Contents clear and firm within. A good condition book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 8.03x5.32x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. . hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: Good. 1951. Fourth Impression. 191 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Lettering is clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Condition: Fair. 1950. Third Impression. 191 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Minor loss to spine and edges.…

Condition: Very Good. 1951. Fourth impression. 190 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations by Stead. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has very light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some mild rubbing and marking to surfaces.…

Condition: Good. 1949. Second Impression. 191 pages. Laminated dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent foxing and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.…

Condition: Good. 1959. Fifth Impression. 191 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Lettering is clear. Minor water marks to boards. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. …

Condition: Good. 1951. 4th Impression. 190 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout with colour frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. . hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. 1959. 5th Impression. 190 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are in good condition with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Tape marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tape marks to interior. …

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 5th Impression. Very good and sound maroon cloth hardcover. No inscriptions or marks. ; Colour and Black & white; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 190 pages. Illustrated by Stead (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. The boards are shelf rubbed and edge worn. Internally, light foxing. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*29/02/2024. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First edition. No dust jacket. A few marks to the boards. Firm binding.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Omnibus. Light edge wear to illustrated card covers.; A bright, solid book. Card covers with edges overlapping page edges. Please note that this only contains 3 stories, some versions of this book contain 4.; B&W Illustrations; 8.66 X 7.17 X 1.89 inches; 512 pages; "Biggles becomes involved in three undercover operations in this third bumper omnibus edition of his classic adventure stories that take him from the icy wastes of Antarctica to war-torn Korea. In Bigglesâ Second Case, Biggles hunts for a wartime German submarine, the U-517, whose ruthless captain, Von Shonbeck, has escaped to the Antarctic with a horde of stolen gold bullion. In Biggles Breaks the Silence, Biggles is back in the Antarctic once again, tracking down a ship frozen in the pack ice with a hold full of treasure, and doing battle with a gang of desperate villains while attempting to recover the shipâs cargo. Finally, in Biggles Follows On, Biggles comes up against his arch enemy, Erich Von Stalhein, and teams up with Gimlet Kingâs special forces unit behind enemy lines in China.".…