Author: Captain W. E. Johns
Title: The First Biggles Omnibus; Biggles Air Detective Omnibus; the Biggles Adventure Omnibus
Description: London , Hodder and Stoughton, 1955-1965. First edition. Cloth. An excellent selection of short stories detailing the adventures of pilot hero "Biggles", including a first edition copy of the 'The Biggles Adventure Omnibus&apos. A bright set of three Biggles Omnibus books, with their own selection of exciting adventures. Each work contains four full-length gripping stories featuring the popular pilot hero, 'Biggles&apos. This set contains a first edition copy of 'The Biggles Adventure Omnibus&apos. Created by former First World War pilot, James Bigglesworth's adventures were written with young readers in mind.  Each in the publisher's dust wrapper. 'Air Detective' is unclipped, and the other two works are clipped. 'The First Biggles Omnibus' (1955) - A later impression. Contains 'Biggles Sweeps the Desert', 'Biggles in the Orient', 'Biggles Delivers the Goods' and 'Biggles Fails to Return&apos.'Biggles Air Detective Omnibus' (1963) - The third impression. Contains 'Sergeant Bigglesworth, C. I. D', 'Biggles' Second Case', 'Another Job for Biggles' and 'Biggles Works it Out&apos. With thirteen full pages of illustrations. 'The Biggles Adventure Omnibus' (1965) - The first edition in this form. Contains 'Biggles Gets His Men', 'No Rest for Biggles', 'Another Job for Biggles' and 'Biggles Takes a Holiday&apos. In the original cloth binding. In the original dust wrappers. 'Air Detective' is unclipped, 'First Biggles' and 'Adventure' are clipped. Externally, very smart. With light shelf wear, most notably to 'Adventure&apos. Dust wrappers are also very smart, with edge wear and handling marks to the wraps. Slight rubbing to the spine of 'Air Detective&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers of 'First Biggles' and 'Adventure&apos. Near Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: Biggles Modern Fiction Omnibus Captain W. E. Johns Modern Fiction Not stated
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Title: The First Biggles Omnibus; Biggles Air Detective Omnibus; the Biggles Adventure Omnibus
Description: London , Hodder and Stoughton, 1955-1965. First edition. Cloth. An excellent selection of short stories detailing the adventures of pilot hero "Biggles", including a first edition copy of the 'The Biggles Adventure Omnibus&apos. A bright set of three Biggles Omnibus books, with their own selection of exciting adventures. Each work contains four full-length gripping stories featuring the popular pilot hero, 'Biggles&apos. This set contains a first edition copy of 'The Biggles Adventure Omnibus&apos. Created by former First World War pilot, James Bigglesworth's adventures were written with young readers in mind.  Each in the publisher's dust wrapper. 'Air Detective' is unclipped, and the other two works are clipped. 'The First Biggles Omnibus' (1955) - A later impression. Contains 'Biggles Sweeps the Desert', 'Biggles in the Orient', 'Biggles Delivers the Goods' and 'Biggles Fails to Return&apos.'Biggles Air Detective Omnibus' (1963) - The third impression. Contains 'Sergeant Bigglesworth, C. I. D', 'Biggles' Second Case', 'Another Job for Biggles' and 'Biggles Works it Out&apos. With thirteen full pages of illustrations. 'The Biggles Adventure Omnibus' (1965) - The first edition in this form. Contains 'Biggles Gets His Men', 'No Rest for Biggles', 'Another Job for Biggles' and 'Biggles Takes a Holiday&apos. In the original cloth binding. In the original dust wrappers. 'Air Detective' is unclipped, 'First Biggles' and 'Adventure' are clipped. Externally, very smart. With light shelf wear, most notably to 'Adventure&apos. Dust wrappers are also very smart, with edge wear and handling marks to the wraps. Slight rubbing to the spine of 'Air Detective&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers of 'First Biggles' and 'Adventure&apos. Near Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: Biggles Modern Fiction Omnibus Captain W. E. Johns Modern Fiction Not stated
Price: GBP 65.00 = appr. US$ 92.82 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 917Y34
- Book number: 917Y34
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