W. E. Johns — Spitfire Parade

Toronto , Oxford University Press, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first Canadian edition of this thrilling adventure by W. E. Johns, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first Canadian edition. First published in the UK in 1941. Scarce to see with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by William Earl Johns, an English First World War pilot and writer of adventure stories, who wrote under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns. He is best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles. Set in the summer of 1940, this thrilling adventure novel presents Captain Biggles as the Squadron Leader of a daring, somewhat undisciplined team of rogue fighter pilots, with whom he must create a harmonious team. With an ink inscription 'To Ken, With love from Marjorie&apos. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear and a little bumping to the spine. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is excellent, with light edge wear, the odd small chip or tear to the extremities. A little sunning to the spine of the wrap with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.