BIGGLES IN MEXICO - 1959 - 1st Edition - "Like New" - Hardcover - Original D/W
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First edition
BIGGLES IN MEXICO Capt. W. E. Johns An absolute gem! The overall condition of the book is 'Like New' considering that it, along with its original dustwrapper, is more than sixty-five years old. Story synopsis: 'Things begin to happen at great speed when Biggles and Ginger are marooned in a Mexican village with three diamond thieves. The desert turns to a sea of mud, and Ginger finds cactus, prickly pear and snakes make uneasy bedfellows before Biggles saves him from death in the darkness'. See below for a more detailed description of the physical condition of the book. PUBLISHER: · Brockhampton Press EDITION: · 1959 183pp · First Edition FEATURES: · Tan boards · Black title on spine · Colour frontispiece and five colour illustrations. · Illustrated by Leslie Stead. · Short glossary of Spanish words used on verso of page 183 · Pictorial D/W CONDITION: · Binding – Excellent - Tight and straight. · Boards – Excellent. o Internally: Clean and bright. No inscriptions, stains or marks. o Externally: Clean and bright with no bumping to the head and foot of the spine, board edges or corners. · Print Block – Excellent. o Internally: The pages are clean and bright with no inscriptions, marks or tears. o Externally: The external closed edges of the print block are clean and bright with no marks or blemishes · Dustwrapper – Excellent o Now protected in plastic sleeve. Clean and bright with no marks, stains or tears. Slight rubbing to blue coloring on rear panel. o Unclipped - Price 8/6 N
- Publisher: Brockhampton Press
- Year: 1959
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Fine
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