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No Rest for Biggles
por Captain W. E. Johns
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Very Good
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Leslie Stead. A bright first edition, first impression of this Biggles novel, illustrated by Leslie Stead. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.The fifty-fifth book of the Biggles series, which was written for young readers, and features James Bigglesworth as a fictional pilot and adventurer. These popular works were written by William Earl Johns (1893 -1968), who was himself a pilot in the First World War. This novel follows the story of an aircraft, carrying secret documents, that disappears over Africa. Biggles is sent to investigate but is captured, and must be rescued by Ginger and Bertie.Illustrated with colour plates by the illustrator Leslie Stead, who worked on many of the books in the Biggles series. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very smart and bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains bright but is chipped to the head of the spine, with small closed tears to the lower extremities of the front of the wrap. Fine
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 900M15
- Título
- No Rest for Biggles
- Autor
- Captain W. E. Johns
- Ilustrador
- Leslie Stead
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Hodder & Stoughton Limited
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1951
- Dimensão
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palavras-chave
- Biggles W. E. Johns Adventure fiction W. E. Johns
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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