Details
Condition Summary: (Very Good/Very Good) A generally tidy copy, in a reasonably tidy dust jacket. All notable faults: Book has light foxing on the prelims and page ends and contemporary previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper. Dust jacket has moderate wear on the corners and edges and is price clipped
Full Details
| Book Number | B0016416 |
|---|---|
| Title | Gimlet Off the Map |
| Author(s) | Author: Johns, W. E. [William Earle] Illustrator: Leslie Stead W. E. [William Earle] Johns (1893 to 1968)—English pilot and author of adventure stories, written under the name Captain W. E. Johns, best remembered as the creator of 'Biggles' and to a lesser extent for Commando Captain Lorrington 'Gimlet' King, Joan 'Worrals' Worralson and astronaut Group Captain Timothy 'Tiger' Clinton and Leslie Stead |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'First published No date stated [1951 actual] ' and no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information Hardback, 12 mo (17.5-20 cm high). 191 printed pages in publisher's original grey cloth with blue lettering on the spine and upper board, in dust jacket. Contains black and white frontispiece and three black and white illustrations by Leslie Stead |
| Publisher(s) | Brockhampton Press, Leicester, No date stated [1951 actual] Brockhampton Press—A British publishing company, originally specialising in children's books including many well known series such as, Asterix, many of Enid Blyton's story collections and Scottish author Nigel Tranter's children's books, and some Biggles books. |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content Gimlet, Cub, Copper and Trapper head up river into the heart of the jungle in British Honduras …. |
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