Rare Aviation Books

Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter

JOHNS, Captain W. E.

London: Dean & Son, circa 1950s. Octavo, red hardcover, spine lettered in black, x, 184 pp. Boards slightly bumped, text block browned, dust jacket worn and torn with loss of text at spine ends, otherwise a very good copy. "Pace, thrills, action, suspense, are the keynotes of these exciting stories of Biggles pioneering days of air combat.

Captain W. E. Johns was himself a pioneer fighter-pilot, and his own experiences of war in the air have enabled him to infuse into the stories a realism that brings the background and drama of the time into vivid focus" extracted from front flap. Item #4496

Price (AUD): $100.00