Johns W. E. Capt

Biggles in the South Seas

Geoffrey Cumberledge Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1946. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Norman Howard. Very Good Condition/Poor Condition. List of illustrations and a word to the reader by author. The text is illustrated with 6 black and white illustrations by Norman Howard. Dark green coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper of shellfish, with sharks swimming right to left. White coloured titles to the front panel and ochre coloured titles to the back strip. A Biggles adventure set in the SouthSeas where he and his friends go diving for pearls. There is no publication date, however Australian Children's Books (Marcie Muir) gives the publication date as 1946. (8544 ACB). Little rubbing and bumping of the book corners softening and rubbing of the back strip edges. Browning and faint foxing to the text block edges with Browning and the occasional foxing spots to the pages stop offset tanning and faint foxing to the end pages; there is a gift inscription, dated Christmas 1946, to the free front end page. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners with creasing and some small chips to the dustwrapper edges. Rubbing of the panels and all creases of the dustwrapper. There is a large tear that arcs into the top half of the rear panel which a previous owner has supported with tape, tape still in situ. Sunning of the back strip with browning and foxing of the verso. Australian retail price is on the dustjacket fold over flap, 6/6d. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [15], 16 - 222, [2] pages,. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Norman Howard. Quantity Available: 1.

Syber's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 0288697

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: BZDB2 Biggles Pearl Children; Biggles in the South Seas

Groom, Arthur

Bobby Bear's Annual

Dean & Son, Ltd. London, No date. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Illustrated. Good/No Dust Jacket. (6) 7-92 pages. Illustrated endpapers showing the various characters from the annual being drawn by a small railway train . The text is illustrated with numerous colour -- full-page, quarter page, half page and vignettes and not so numerous but still plentiful duo tone illustrations -- all illustrations have been drawn up by the same hand but the illustrator is not credited. 1/4 red coloured cloth covered backstrip. 3/4 colour illustrated boards (same illustrator as for internal text) with blue coloured titles. A children's annual from the early 1950s (gift inscription is dated 1953). Bumping and rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners -- the book corners had underlying board visible. There is a 0.25 " hole to the front spine gutter, half an inch from the top edge. Rubbing, handling marks and summer Browning to the rear panels. Age toning to the internal text and there is a gift inscription to the top left-hand corner to the verso of the free front end paper. On page 37 a previous owner has coloured in the "A Painting Page". Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1.

Syber's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 0110899

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: BZDB2 Bobby Bear -- Annual -- 1950s, Illustrated Children's Book Children; Bobby Bears Annual

Johns, Captain W. E. (William Earle)

Biggles Air Detective

Dean and Son Ltd. London, No date. Reprint, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Light blue coloured boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper light and dark green and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A series of short stories featuring Biggles and his men. Softening of the back strip edges and rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages and the text block edges has also some ink marks. Previous owners name to the top edge of the free front end page. The book has an SBN of: – 603034101. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Creasing of the edges with a couple of small tears also present. A previous owner has placed blue coloured checkmarks against the other books to the that are listed on the rear panel – please see photograph. Sunning to the back strip. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 152 pages, last blank.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.

Syber's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 0288688

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: BZDB2 Biggles -- Adventure, Boys Book, aviation, detection Children; Short stories; Aviation. Biggles Air Detective Short stories Aviation