Captain W. E. Johns — Biggles and the Black Raider

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this exciting Biggles adventure by Captain W. E. Johns, complete with colourful plates. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Biggles and the Black Raider' is another fantastic Biggles adventure novel, set in Central Africa, as Biggles and his air police are sent on an urgent assignment in search for an elusive black elephant.Illustrated with eight colour plates, by Stead. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Label to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips and closed tears. Light handling mark to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Prize inscription to the half-title. Near Fine . Ill.: Stead. Near Fine/Very Good.