Captain W. E. Johns — Biggles Fails to Return

Toronto, The Musson Book Company Ltd. 1944. First edition. Cloth. A smart first Canadian edition of this exciting Biggles adventure from English pilot and writer Captain W. E. Johns. First Canadian edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and many in-text images. Biggles was missing with no explanation offered. This could only mean one thing: that whatever had been his mission, and wherever he was sent, Biggles was not expected to return. Written by William Earl Johns, an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories best known by his pen name Capt. W. E. Johns. Johns is remembered for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles, or James Bigglesworth, a fictional pilot and adventurer in a series of adventure books written for young readers. In the original beige cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good.