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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.
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THE BLACK PERIL Johns, W.E..Illustrated by Leigh, Howard. Stock no. 625585 John Hamilton. 1936. Very good condition with no wrapper. 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: £1980.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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THE BLACK PERIL A BIGGLES STORY Johns, W.E..Illustrated by McConnell, Jeannie. Stock no. 582924 Thames Publishing Co.. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Light green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine is faded and worn. Covers are worn. Inscription in ink on half-title page. A few margin marks. Price: £8.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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THE BLACK PERIL A BIGGLES STORY Johns, W.E..Illustrated by McConnell, Jeannie. Stock no. 571323 Thames Publishing Co.. 1955. Good condition with no wrapper. Light green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Top of spine has half inch split. Corners and edges very worn. Name in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers foxed. Price: £7.50 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL Johns, W.E..No illustrator listed. Stock no. 379870 Dean & Son Ltd. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Green boards, black titles. 184pp. 7.5 x 5". Minimal bumping to spine. Contents lightly browned but clean. Pictorial wrapper is just a little edge rubbed with a couple of small closed tears and slightly grubby on rear panel. Price: £7.50 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL Johns, W.E..No illustrator listed. Stock no. 588659 Dean & Son Ltd. Very good condition with no wrapper. Red boards, black title to spine. Corners lightly bumped. A few light marks to covers. Name and address in ink to front endpaper. Price: £5.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL Johns, W.E..No illustrator listed. Stock no. 810207 Dean & Son Ltd. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Blue covers. Uneven fading to cover edges, with bumping to spine. Page browning internally. Pictorial wrapper has many tape marks to verso - where a cover was once stuck to it. A few tape marks to outside of wrapper, with edge-creasing and a couple of small edge-tears. Price: £5.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL Johns, W.E..No illustrator listed. Stock no. 808280 Dean & Son Ltd. Very good condition with no wrapper. Glazed pictorial boards. 184 pages. Boards are a little bowed. Writing in pencil colour to front pastedown and endpaper. Browning to outer page edges and a few page corners are creased.0603034039 Price: £5.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL Johns, W.E..No illustrator listed. Stock no. 441665 Red Fox. 1995. Very good condition. Paperback edition. Front cover lightly creased.0099977605 Price: £5.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL 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 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK PERIL Johns, W.E..No illustrator listed. Stock no. 444496 Dean & Son Ltd. Circa. 1969. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Yellow boards, black title to spine. Wrapper is creased with chipping and a couple of tears. Price: £5.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
