Biggles Goes Alone
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1962 [first edition]. Number 61 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Many of the highlights in our latest catalogue are to be found in the lengthy section on Australian Modernism at the beginning of the list. There are numerous elusive ‘little magazines’, such as complete runs of Comment, Angry Penguins, Angry Penguins Broadsheet, Ern Malley’s Journal, Art in Australia (all six Series 4 numbers), and Manuscripts. There are also substantial runs of even rarer titles, such as Barjai, Pandemonium, and Tomorrow. Sidney Nolan is well represented, with two books containing original artwork, and another lot containing over 80 items with cover artwork by him.
From anti-heroes (think Ned Kelly and Ern Malley) to heroes: we have signatures of seventeen men awarded the Victoria Cross; numerous accounts of the adventures of Biggles himself; and a stirring poster featuring Condoman (definitely a man of action).
All this and more – with our compliments of the season!
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1962 [first edition]. Number 61 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1962 (fourth impression)/ 1955. Number 44 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1959 (first edition). Number 53 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1961 (third impression)/ 1953. Number 39 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1968 (first edition). Number 80 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper ('designed by Studio Stead'). More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1964 (first edition). Number 70 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1965 (first edition). Number 71 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper (designed by Studio Stead). More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1957 (first edition). Number 47 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1960 (second impression)/ 1958. Number 51 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1960 (second impression)/ 1957. Number 49 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1965 (first edition). Number 73 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper (designed by Studio Stead). More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1960 (first thus)/ 1940. Number 14 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1970 (first edition). Number 84 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1962 [first edition]. Number 63 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1967 (first edition). Number 77 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper (designed by Leslie Stead). More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963 [first edition]. Number 65 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1959 (third impression)/ 1952. Number 35 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1959 [first edition]. Number 54 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Leicester, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1959 (fifth impression)/ 1948. Number 28 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1963 (first edition). Number 66 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [circa 1958]. 'There are Six books now in the series featuring Professor Brane, Rex Clinton and their companions'; the 'latest adventure' listed is 'The Edge of Beyond', published in 1958. The leaflet was found in a copy of 'Biggles' Combined Operation', published in 1959. More
Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1962 (first edition). Number 62 is printed on the spine of the dustwrapper. More
Banksmeadow, Renniks, 2008 (first edition). Number 2 of only 50 copies signed by the author on a large card mounted on the front flyleaf. The card is printed with small colour portraits of Keith Payne VC and Cross of Valour recipient Timothy Britten; small cards with their signatures (and place..... More
Adelaide, J.L. Bonython and Co., 'The Advertiser' Office, 1909 ('Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch', Volume 10, 1907-8). 'Notes on the Physical Geography and Early History of Kangaroo Island and some of the Islands in Spencer's Gulf. Also Reports on Ornithology, Botany..... More
New York, DC Comics (for UNICEF), 1998. 'Superman and Wonder Woman Have Come to Help the Children of Central America! But even when they can't be here, you can keep yourself and others safe from landmines' (rear cover blurb). Help line numbers for Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are listed..... More