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. Rubbed at spine ends, age-toned leaves which is common for this publication, previous owner's inscription on front free-endpaper' otherwise a good copy in a worn and torn dust-jacket. "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 #4547

Price (AUD): $80.00