Lot 172
  • 172

Johns, W.E. Captain.

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • A collection of 24 volumes, including a complete set of the science fiction (professor lucius brane) series, Hodder and Stoughton, 1942-1969
Science Fiction Series
Kings of Space. 1954, first edition, six coloured plates; Return to Mars. 1955, first edition, six coloured plates, price-clipped dust-jacket; Now to the Stars. 1956, first edition, six coloured plates, price-clipped dust-jacket with some tears; To Outer Space. 1957, first edition, six coloured plates; The Edge of Beyond. 1958, first edition, six coloured plates; The Death Rays of Ardilla. 1959, first edition, six coloured plates; To Worlds Unknown. 1960, first edition, six coloured plates, ownership inscription; The Quest for the Perfect Planet. 1961, first edition, coloured frontispiece; Worlds of Wonder. 1962, first edition, coloured frontispiece, ownership signature, price-clipped dust-jacket; The Man Who Vanished into Space. 1963, first edition



Biggles Books
Biggles in Borneo. 1943, first edition, coloured frontispiece; Biggles Makes Ends Meet. 1957, first edition, six coloured plates; together with 10 others



Worrals Books
Worrals Flies Again. 1942, first edition, coloured frontispiece; Worrals on the War Path. 1943, first edition, coloured frontispiece, ownership inscription, price-clipped dust-jacket



all 8vo, original cloth, dust-jackets, some spotting and browning, some tears and loss to dust-jackets (24)

Condition

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