Beschreibung
Five exciting adventure novels from Captain W. E. John's 'Biggles' series, Illustrated and in their original dust wrappers. The fourth impression to "Biggles in the South Seas", Third impression to "Biggles in the Baltic" and "Biggles Flies North", a later edition to "Biggles Flies South", and the second impression to "Biggles in Spain".All in the original publisher's cloths with the original unclipped dust wrappers to all but 'Baltic' which is clipped. All dust wrappers printed with designs on the verso, as an attempt to conserve and re-use paper during the war.Five volumes.Illustrated with colour frontispieces to all except 'Biggles in the South Seas', with six monochrome illustrations by Will Narraway to 'Flies North', six to 'Spain' by Howard Leigh and J. Abbey, seven to 'Flies South' by Howard Leigh and Jack Nicolle', six to 'Baltic' by Howard Leigh and Alfred Sindall, and six to 'South Seas' by Norman Howard. Collated complete.This set features a collection of exciting 'Biggles' novels, an adventure series about a fictional pilot and adventurer, written by Captain W. E. Johns. This set includes; "Biggles in the South Seas", "Biggles in the Baltic", "Biggles Flies North", "Biggles Flies South" and "Biggles in Spain". In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers to all but 'Baltic', which is clipped. Externally excellent with leans to 'Flies North', 'Spain' and 'Flies South' and minimal bumping to all but 'South Seas', to which the front joint is starting. The wraps are smart to most, with the odd chip and small closed tear and minor creasing to the extremities. 'Flies South' is sound with loss to the head of the spine and a one inch closed tear to the front flyleaf and spotting to the verso and rear. Internally, the frontispiece to 'Spain' is disbound but present. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 920Z50
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Bibliografische Details
Titel: Five Biggles Adventure Novels
Verlag: Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press 1942-47, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1942
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Norman Howard, et al.
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good
Art des Buches: book
