Children's Books
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Biggles and the Plane that Disappeared. A Story of the Air Police.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.159; [1] blank. Publisher's red cloth, titles in black to spine, dust-jacket designed by Studio Stead with printed price of 8s 6d net. With six black and white illustrations by Stead. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A bright..... More
Biggles Delivers the Goods. A 'Biggles Squadron' Story.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1946 [October 1949]. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION, third printing. Crown octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.182. With 10 illustrations including colour frontispiece by Leslie Stead. In publisher's pale blue cloth with silver titles to spine and upper board. Carlographic endpapers to front. With original colour illustrated dust-jacket..... More
Biggles Forms a Syndicate.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. With a colour frontispiece and occasional in-text illustrations by Stead. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and a black design to upper board. With the dust-jacket illustrated in colour, also by Stead, priced at..... More
Biggles Forms a Syndicate.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. With a colour frontispiece and occasional in-text illustrations by Stead. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and a black design to upper board. With the dust-jacket illustrated in colour, also by Stead, priced at..... More
Biggles Investigates.
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1964. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.184. With a colour frontispiece by Stead. Publisher's grey cloth with orange titles to spine. With the blue dust-jacket illustrated by Stead, priced at 8/6. A touch of spotting to edges, with some light wear to jacket extremities..... More
Biggles Takes A Hand.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1963. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. With 12 in-text black and white illustrations by Stead. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated in colour by Stead, priced at 8/6. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A lovely bright, crisp..... More
Biggles And The Leopards Of Zinn.
London: Brockhampton Press, 1960. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.184. Colour frontispiece and five other colour plates by Leslie Stead. Publisher's blue cloth, red titles to spine, dust-jacket with printed price of 8/6 net. Some spotting to edges, jacket with some chips and tears. Very good. Biggles..... More
Comrades in Arms. Stories of 'Biggles' of the R.A.F., 'Worrals' of the W.A.A.F. and 'King' (Gimlet) of the Commandos.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. [Children's adventure story collectionl] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.227; [1], blank. With six green-tinted double spread illustrations by Stead, colour frontispiece and title page on pale green coated paper. Bound in publisher's blue cloth blocked in gilt, pictorial price-clipped dust-jacket. Lacks free endpaper..... More
Comrades in Arms. Stories of 'Biggles' of the R.A.F., 'Worrals' of the W.A.A.F. and 'King' (Gimlet) of the Commandos.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. [Children's adventure story collection] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.227; [1], blank. With six green-tinted double spread illustrations by Stead, colour frontispiece and title page on pale green coated paper. Bound in publisher's blue cloth blocked in gilt, pictorial price-clipped dust-jacket. Edges lightly spotted..... More
[Original Artwork for Biggles]. [Unpublished].
no date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Adventure Artwork] ORIGINAL PAINTING (38 x 57cm). Gouache painted directly onto a Winsor & Newton Fashion-Plate Drawing Board, details printed on reverse. A little rubbed, chipped and bumped to edges, but clean and bright generally. Very good. An original painting produced by Leslie Stead, or..... More
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