Biggles' Special Case, Captain W. E. Johns — 1st Edition

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Biggles' Special Case, Captain W. E. Johns — 1st Edition

Name: Biggles' Special Case, Captain W. E. Johns — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6119
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Publication: Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1963

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 160.

Condition Report: Very Good. The publisher’s pale blue cloth binding remains square, tight, and structurally sound, showing only minor shelf-wear to the spine extremities. Internally, the text block is clean, though the fore-edge and top edge display typical age-related toning and light foxing. The unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, retaining its original 8/6 net price, is bright and largely complete, presenting minor rubbing and slight edge-creasing at the head of the spine. Crucially, the inner flaps of the dust-jacket and the corresponding inner boards exhibit vertical brown offset staining from historic adhesive tape, likely from a removed protective sleeve, which prevents a higher grading. Overall, it remains a highly presentable, firm copy.

Catalogue Note: This is a true first edition, first impression of the 76th Biggles adventure, published in 1963. The volume features a vibrant colour frontispiece illustrated by Leslie Stead, who was responsible for visually defining the Biggles universe throughout the latter half of the series' publication history.

Later Brockhampton Press Biggles titles such as this have become increasingly sought-after in the open market, particularly when retaining their original, unclipped dust-jackets.

Finding complete copies without severe price-clipping or heavy library wear is becoming uncommonly difficult for aviation fiction collectors.

Captain W. E. Johns returns with another high-stakes aviation adventure for his legendary hero. When Biggles embarks on a flight to the remote desert ruins of Quarda, what begins as a routine transport for Professor Zorlan's archaeological survey quickly descends into a fight for survival. Uncovering a dangerous conspiracy, Biggles and his comrades find themselves unexpectedly bombarded by jet fighters, grounded by blinding sandstorms, and thrust into a desperate desert gun battle. It is a quintessential tale of endurance and espionage set against the unforgiving sands of the Middle East.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Captain W. E. Johns

Book Publisher: Brockhampton Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Adventure

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 160

Book Publication Year: 1963

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Leslie Stead

Book Series: Biggles

Country/region of manufacture: Prescot, United Kingdom

Book Dimensions:

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