Flying Stories Various (Includes articles and stories by W E Johns)

First edition Very scarce in original wrapper.
3 Stories/Articles by W.E.Johns.Signed colour plate by W.E.Johns.Colour and black and white plates throughout by Orton Bradshaw.All complete.
The front/rear boards have  small bumps to the long side middlle.  Usual minor rubs to the corners and a very minor rub to the bottom front edge. . The front and rear boards and spine are clean and bright. Internally the pages are bright and clean with no foxing. The binding is very tight.The boards are unusually clean as protected by the wrapper.
Dust wrapper/ There is loss to the top of the front cover. The loss to the right hand side is also on the front flap. The loss to the left hand side has a 1 cm close tear attached. The bottom right hand corner has loss with a 1 cm closed tear attached.The bottom edge is creased with three tiny closed tears. There is a 3 cm closed tear half way down running horizontally onto the front flap A piece missing to bottom front flap fold approx 1 x1 cm. The top and bottom of the spine has loss, affecting the title, losing the whole of "Flying" and most of the publisher.The back cover top edge has rubs and closed tears running along. All four corners have chips with an additional chip to the middle of the bottom edge. The front and rear flap top edges are curled with small closed tears. The rear of the jacket has some browning to hinges and spine.
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