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Published by Blackie & Son Ltd., 1948. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Silas, Ellis. Very good condition with no wrapper. An adventure story for boys. Blue cloth, dark titles. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine lightly browned, a few light marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Contents clean.

London: Blackie Book. Illus. by Ellis Silas. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: 4 b/w plates by ELLIS SILAS, no dj, book is bound in cloth which is lightly rubbed, light foredge foxing, top corner cut from front flyleaf, one top page corner torn off (doesn't affect the text), else vg. 8vo, 224pp. Two demobilised RAF men become test… Read more about this item

London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Silas, Ellis. First edition, first printing [1948] 224pp. In blue cloth boards with deep blue titles front and spine. Upper text block edge sprayed blue. With a monochrome plate frontispiece and three further similar plate illustrations. (Boards very mildly… Read more about this item

Blackie & Son Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due… Read more about this item

London: Blackie & Son Limited, 1948 Good+ H/b in Poor D/j. Percy F Westerman [ 1876 - 1959 ] served RAF WW1: the most popular boy's author of the 1930's. Undated ;-- ink inscsp.of 1949. illustrated by Silas Ellis 4 b/w plates , 224pps. Prolific boy's adventure author. An older boy's story around 2 Demobilized Airmen . … Read more about this item

Blackie, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Ellis Silas. Book Undated. Probable first. Three other Westerman's mentioned on back of jacket all published the year before. Blue cloth. Front free end paper excised and lost. B/w frontis and 3 other plates all present . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 224… Read more about this item

Blackie, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Ellis Silas. Book Undated, List of previously issued titles on back of jacket indicates that this is a first edition. Blue cloth, royal blue titles. All 4 plates present. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 224 pages. Item Type: Book. No notes… Read more about this item

Blackie & Son, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. 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… Read more about this item

LONDON: BLACKIE AND SON. EARLY EDITION . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Early edition produced to wartime economy standards. 1st ed status not confirmed. Clean and tidy throughout. Sharp board with blue cloth printed in blue lettering. A superior copy.

Blackie & Son Limited, 1948. Hardcover. Good. . Blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering. No jacket. General shelf/reading wear. Pages clean.

London and Glasgow: Blackie. No date or edition statement, 224 pages, illustrated by Silas, previous owner gift message on front endpaper, torn dust jacket with some loss mainly along bottom edge. . Very Good. Hardcover.