By Jove, Biggles!: The Life of Captain W.E. Johns Tapa dura - 1981

London: W.H. Allen and Co . This is a Fine Copy of this book in a near Fine Dust-Jacket with just a touch of fading along spine.This is first ever biography of the creator of Captain James Bigglesworth of the Royal Flying Corps.It's an uncommon title.Clean tight copy internally and the dust-wrapper comes well protected in a cover sleeve.There is one previous owner's inscription to the front endpaper,8vo 306pp First UK Edition [1981] . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1981.

London: W.H.Allen 1981 1st edition. hard cover, dust jacket, red cloth, EX-LIBRARY COPY, 306pp including index, bibliography, source notes, black and white photographs, front endpaper has been removed, front endflap from jacket has been pasted on to half-title page, minimal library stamps, some soiling of edges due to general wear, minor annotations, but generally all in a very good clean and tidy condition in very good ,now protected dust jacket. Invaluable reference source for details all of the authors' books and publications, not just the Biggles series. ISBN 0491027753

England: W H Allen, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Unclipped jacket has a faded spine and there is wear and tiny losses to the spine tips , now in a new protective sleeve. Book has an ink name to the front free endpaper and scattered faxing..

W.H. Allen, London,first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. xii, 306 pp, [4] pp of plates. From the blurb: "This is the first biography of one of the most popular children's authors of the mid-twentieth century, who is probably best known for the creation of the character Biggles - loved by adults and children alike. Captain W. E. Johns (1893-1968) wrote 168 books, of which 98 were Biggles stories. Thèse have been translated into many languages - at one time, according to UNESCO statistics, Biggles was the most popular juvenile fiction hero in the world. ...Johns' many other books written for children include a series of science fiction novels. He also made a serious attempt to establish himself as a writer of adult thrillers and romances. His joumalistic output was equally prolific and varied. In addition to writing articles and editorials for Popular Flying and Flying magazines, he was a regular contributor to a gardening magazine. By Jove, Biggles ! looks at the long and… Leer más

London: W.H.Allen, 1981. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. xii, 306 pp., illus. Fine copy in price-clipped dustjacket.