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The Special Book Room on our website houses our most collectable, rare or fragile items. Prices of Special Book Room items generally start at £90.00.
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A selection of our special W.E. Johns books...
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BIGGLES SEES IT THROUGH
Johns, W.E.. Illustrated by Leigh, Howard & Sindall, Alfred. Stock no. 811887 Oxford University Press. 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Orange pictorial cloth. Front cover shows plane and skis. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 1 5/8" thick across spine. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Contained in scarce original wrapper with the correct price of 4/- Net, red words on rear cover, & word "found" on first line of wrapper flap. Surface damage to side of front panel of dustwrapper, no at first obvious. Wrapper has couple of nicks to top and tail of spine, but overall is exceptional bright and clean. Price: £550.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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THE CAMELS ARE COMING
Johns, W.E. & Earle, William. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 812423 John Hamilton. 1937. Very good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. William Earle was Johns' pseudonym. The first published Biggles book. Boards scuffed. Spine browned. Corners worn. Bookplate to front endpaper. Prelims and outer page edges foxed. Illustrations neatly coloured in. Price: £300.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES AND THE PLANE THAT DISAPPEARED
Johns, W.E.. Illustrated by Stead, . Stock no. 813174 Hodder & Stoughton. 1st ed 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Red boards black title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 159 pages. Bottom of spine is chipped. Bottom of wrapper spine also chipped, otherwise a beautiful clean copy. Price: £120.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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BIGGLES IN BORNEO
Johns, W.E.. Illustrated by Tresilian, Stuart. Stock no. 813175 Oxford University Press. 1944. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Green cloth. Palm tree, plane & aircraft carrier vignette to front. Black title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Light damp mark to corners of covers. Name in ink to endpapers. Light damp mark to corner of prelims. Pictorial wrapper is torn with loss, creased and grubby, but has same design as original. Price: £170.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY
Johns, W.E.. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 813176 John Hamilton Ltd. Circa1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Red boards with cream title label and black title to spine. Light browning to endpapers. Wrapper is grubby with edge-wear and creasing. Price: £380.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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