Captain W. E. Johns — Biggles in the Orient; Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I. D. ; Biggles&Apos; Second Case; Biggles Learns to Fly; Biggles and the Missing Millionaire; the Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting; Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns; Biggles of the Interpol

London; Leicester, Hodder and Stoughton Ltd.; Brockhampton Press; The Children's Book Club; Max Parrish and Co Ltd, 1949. Cloth. A delightful collection of Biggles books with dust wrappers, including three first editions and two Children's Book Club editions. A collection of eight titles in Captain W. E. Johns' Biggles series. In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrappers.Featuring five colour frontispieces. Four of the books are also illustrated with black-and-white plates and vignettes.Comprised of the following:Biggles in the Orient;Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D.;Biggles' Second Case;Biggles Learns to Fly (First Edition);Biggles and the Missing Millionaire;The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting (First Edition);Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns (First Edition);Biggles of the Interpol.Biggles and the Missing Millionaire and Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns are Children's Book Club editions, re-printed for London bookshop Foyles.This delightful children's series follows the character of  James Charles Bigglesworth and his friends as they embark on exciting adventures. Many of the stories are set in wartime, echoing Captain W. E. Johns own experience as a First World War pilot. The first Biggles story, The Camels are Coming, was published in 1932 and Johns continued writing up until his death in 1968, having written almost one hundred Biggles novels and short-story collections. In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent condition with minor shelfwear and the odd mark. Inscription to front free endpaper in three volumes. The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting is an ex-library book and has stamps to both the front and rear free endpapers. It also contains the odd child-like ink annotation. All dust wrappers reinforced with archival bindings. Moderate loss to wrap on certain volumes, namely Biggles Learns to Fly, and closed tear to Biggles of the Interpol. Slight spotting to all wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the exception to spotting heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Leslie Stead; William Randell. Very Good/Good.