Brereton (Captain F.S.) The Great Aeroplane
£95
London, Blackie & Son, n.d. [?1930s].
Reissue. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Frederick Sadleir Brereton (1872–1957) was a prolific author of adventure stories for boys, published almost entirely by Blackie.
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Neat ownership inscription dated 1943 to front endpaper, minor foxing; cloth very good; a little minor creasing to jacket, but overall very good.
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