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Biggles In Africa
Biggles and Co are employed by a rich father to track down his missing son who disappeared whilst attempting the flight record from England to South Africa over one year ago. The team track him to a remote desert aerodrome, where he (and more importantly his plane) have been kidnapped.
The team survive a few threats before resucing him from the clutches of a gang growing hashish. Armed with a pistol the team rescue the wayward pilot and imprison all the bad guys.
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BIGGLES IN AFRICA Johns, W.E..Illustrated by Leigh, Howard & Sindall, Alfred. Stock no. 815357 Oxford University Press & Humphrey Milford. 1936. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth, black titles and sketch of plane gliding over pyramids & palm trees. Frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Pyramid edition. Covers marked. Small tear to side of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Rear joint cracked. Price: £40.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES IN AFRICA Johns, W.E..Illustrated by Leigh, Howard & Sindall, Alfred. Stock no. 441576 Oxford University Press & Humphrey Milford. 1941. Very good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. Pyramid edition. Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpapers. Light foxing to prelims. Price-cut flying-jacket wrapper is torn with loss, partially disguised with photocopy laid underneath. Price: £80.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES IN AFRICA Johns, W.E..Illustrated by Leigh, Howard & Sindall, Alfred. Stock no. 812424 Oxford University Press & Humphrey Milford. 1st ed. 1936. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Russet cloth with picture of biplane over Africa to front cover, spears and shield to spine. Colour frontis plus 7 full-page b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Covers worn. Spine and corners bumped, with a little fraying to cloth at top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Old ink price crossed out to front endpaper. Light foxing to contents. Price: £250.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES IN AFRICA Johns, W.E..Illustrated by Leigh, Howard & Sindall, Alfred. Stock no. 591602 Oxford University Press & Humphrey Milford. 1st ed. 1936. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Russet cloth with picture of biplane over Africa to front cover, spears and shield to spine. Colour frontis plus 7 full-page b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some light scuffs to covers. Foxing to book. One hinge is cracked. Corner tip torn off page 211. Small closed tear to inner margin on page 255. Price: £240.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES IN AFRICA Johns, W.E..Illustrated by Leigh, Howard & Sindall, Alfred. Stock no. 623749 Oxford University Press & Humphrey Milford. 1941. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth, black titles and sketch of plane gliding over pyramids & palm trees. Frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Pyramid edition. Edges rubbed. A few very slight marks to covers. A few foxspots. Price: £50.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
