Biggles Takes the Case; Some Problems Solved by Air Detective-Inspector Bigglesworth, C.I.D., And His Air Police (Main character: Biggles; Publisher series: Biggles Series.) by Johns, W.E. (Main character: Biggles; Illustrations by Leslie Stead.)

Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1952. First Printed. 189 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Stains and markings to some pages, text remains unaffected. Minor dog-eared corners. Pen marking to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1952. 189 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. 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 tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hodder and Stoughton Limited , 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Stead . Name of the previous owner. Publication of 189 pages. From the collection of an Ex-library with their stamp marks and library pocket. Frontispiece. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the text remains legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Illus by Stead. Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1952 (Ist Edition). Hardcover, original red cloth; stamps and previous ownership details on front free endpaper o/w text in very good condition. Contains nine individual stories, b/w drawings.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1952 A very good copy of the second impression, with b&w illstns by Stead. An owership name and a church library stamp in front , no other marks. The dust jacket is unclipped and bright, edge wear, in a clear film protective sleeve.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1959. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Stead, Leslie. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Third impression. Tiny white mark to rear cover. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby some some staining. Rear panel is grubby with a tear to top corner. Loss to top of spine. Price on front flap has been 'blotted' out with blue ink (can still see printed price).

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Fair/Poor. Illustrated by Stead, Leslie. Very good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped with slight fading to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and heavy pencil name an address to same page (this has been partially erased but the is still evident). Textblock slightly grubby else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is worn, front flap was detached and now re-attached with tape on verso, other tape repairs on verso as well.

London: Hodder, 1952 (500 gram rate) gift inscription to paste down in ink, slight offset toning to fep, boards VG, black and white line drawings only, light foxing to closed edges. lacks dust jacket . First Edition. Decorative Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Leslie Stead. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1952 A very good copy of the second impression, with b&w illstns by Stead. Light foxing in the fore edges and prelims, a name in front (under the dj flap). The dust jacket is unclipped and bright, tiny edge tears, over two inch tear in front fold, in a clear film protective sleeve.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Stead, Leslie. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Front cover very slightly warped. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.