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(Biggles and) The Black Peril
Set in East Anglia, U.K. and Eastern Europe with the bases of the story being a Russian invasion using Flying Planes. Biggles and Algy stumble into the fray following a forced landing in East Anglia. When their attempts to pass the issue to the local constabulary fail they organize a reconnaissance flight into Russia and a closer than anticipated inspection of the Seaplane HQ.
The book marks the introduction of Ginger, and his quick thinking saves the troupe on a series of occasions, enabling them to thwart the plan and have most of the aeroplanes destroyed.
Original titles The Black Peril when published in 1935 by John Hamilton the book was re-titled Biggles and the Black Peril when re-issued by Thames and Dean with some minor admendments to the text to make it more appealing to the target audience.
Selection of Current stock
Johns, W.E..Illustrated by Leigh, Howard. Stock no. 625585
John Hamilton. 1936. Very good condition. Blue cloth, black title to spine. A Biggles Story. Colour frontis. 4 blue & white plates. Spine browned to top and tail and bumped. Endpapers browned. Some light foxing to contents. Frontis has 2 small closed tears. Contained in a photocopy of a wrapper that is 90% complete.
Price: £1800.00
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 441614
Dean & Son Ltd. Circa. 1969. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Glazed pictorial boards. 0603034039.
Price: £5.00
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 446512
Dean & Son Ltd. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Green boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing and browning to pages. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped with some loss and has tear holes to rear panel.
Price: £5.00
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 449243
Dean & Son Ltd. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Green boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Some foxing. Wrapper is edge-worn.
Price: £5.00
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 449397
Dean & Son Ltd. Circa. 1967. Almost very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Blue boards. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5". Some cover edges are faded. Heavy browning and some foxing to contents. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper has some foxing, fading to spine, edge-chipping and creasing with nicks.
Price: £5.00
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 824087
Dean & Son Ltd. Circa. 1968. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. Green boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. i Some browning to pages.
Price: £5.00
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 1301379
Dean & Son Ltd. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Green boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name in black felt-tip pen to front endpaper. Pale page browning else contents clean. Book leans to one side a little. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and chipped, with loss at edges.
Price: £4.50
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 808264
Dean & Son Ltd. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Green boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Marks, with some scuffs to covers. Fading to spine. Erased pencil drawing to rear endpaper.
Price: £4.00