Biggles of the Special Air Police

Johns, Capt. W. E.

£16.00

First published in 1953, ‘Biggles of the Special Air Police’ is a collection of 14 short stories featuring Biggles and his colleagues. The stories fall into two sections – the first 7 are, as you might expect, simplistic mysteries featuring Biggles and his colleagues in their job as detectives with the fictional ‘Air Police’ section of Scotland Yard. The remaining 7 stories are early Biggles stories set in WW1 and are drawn from the 1932 collection ‘The Camels are Coming’. The difference in writing style is noticeable – the early stories feature a much greater attention to detail, not surprising as the author was a WW1 aviator and was thus able to draw on personal knowledge. The later stories feature some some often bonkers plots and sloppy detail, and bend the rules of aviation somewhat. A fun read nevertheless.

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Publisher
Dean & Son
Publisher City
London
Year
n.d.
Edition
reprint
Format
h/b
Author
Johns, Capt. W. E.
SKU
IYC132452
Categories
Condition
Near fine, reprint, unclipped d/j (good but with some bumping, in protective sleeve); red clothbound boards, black spine titling; text block firm, pages clean.
Size
12mo (190 x 130 / 7_" x 5")
Page Count
183
ISBN