Biggles of the Camel Squadron
by Johns, W. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-/Good+
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Originally published by Hamilton in 1934. This is a Dean and Son edition, probably from the 1950s. Red cloth binding, interior pages clean but considerably browned, Dust jacket shows shelfwear on top and bottom. Nice picture of Biggles with squadron in the air behind him. This edition contains the Foreword, How Biggles Was "Born, " Glossary of Terms Used, and 11 stories: The Professor, The Joy Ride, The Bridge Party, The Bottle Party, The Trap, The Funk, The Professor Comes Back, The Great Arena, The Dragon's Lair, Biggles' Day Off, and Scotland for Ever!
Extended Description and Notes
James "Biggles" Bigglesworth starred in a series of stories by W.E. Johns. Like many English series books, reprints are rarely dated by the publisher so collectors rely on a various "clues" to figure the approximate date of publication.
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- Bookseller
- LostLoves Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17711165690 56678
- Title
- Biggles of the Camel Squadron
- Author
- Johns, W. E
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dean & Sons
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Aviation, WWI, boys series, Great Britain, UK, flying,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...