Johns (W.E., Captain) The Black Peril.
£700
London, John Hamilton, [1935].
First edition, second issue. 8vo. Advertisements dated Autumn 1936. Original blue cloth. Photostat dust-jacket.
The scare second issue of this notoriously difficult to find Biggles title. A very good copy, scarce thus.
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New front endpapers, spine dulled, otherwise very good, in full colour repro dust-jacket.
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