Spitfire Parade by Captain W.E. Johns - 1951

London: Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press, 1951. Turquoise cloth on boards with black titles; faint dusting of a little soiling. Spine: thin surface crinkle to centre of spine; head & foot with thin wear. Edges: light age yellowing and moderate foxings. Eps: age shadowing; sprinkling of foxing; ffep with signature stamp and small booksellers stamp to foot. Clean contents. Binding is V+ albeit only slightly cocked. 256p Dj: front flap seperated from dj. Light dusting of soiling and rubbings. Spine: small irregular hole to centre; head & foot with wear, small splits and chips. Top and bottom edges with small splits and chips. . Reprint. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Radcliffe Wilson.

Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press, London, 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Radcliffe Wilson. Biggles's Philosophy, Green coloured boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The story of how Biggles was appointed the head of Squadron 666 – " ... the Squadron had been formed for the special-purpose of accommodating a collection of brilliant but unstable types whose capacities as fighter pilots are in inverse ratio to their amenity to discipline at the normal routine of a station." – from the front fold over panel blurb. A little softening of the back strip edges and bumping of the top right hand corner of the front panel. Tanning and some foxing to the text block edges – particularly to the top edge. Age toning of the pages with faint offset tanning to the end pages and original bookseller's sticker… Read More

London: Oxford, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 3Cm Closed Tear To Dj At Spine Chipped Back Of Dj At Top. Bright Dj . Foxing To Endpapers And Top Edge Very Lightly Bumped Spine

Brockhampton Press Ltd, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition Thus. 184 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and moderate foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Notable tape staining to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscription and drawing to rear endpapers. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine,which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Books has a backward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Tape to edges and flaps, which have mild scuffing. Moderate tanning to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over.