Biggles And The Black Raider
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: 8 colour illustations by Stead. price clippe dj with minor wear along the edges.
In the skies above a world riddled with criminal daring and aerial intrigue, Air Detective-Inspector Bigglesworthy and his elite Air Police are called into action once more — this time to hunt down a mysterious and elusive adversary known only as the Black Raider. Biggles and the Black Raider plunges readers into a breathless chase across continents, as Biggles and his trusted crew match wits against a shadowy enemy whose cunning and audacity threatens to outmanoeuvre even the most seasoned of aerial detectives. Captain W. E. Johns masterfully sustains the tension with crisp, authoritative prose and a sure-handed command of aviation detail that lends every dogfight and daring pursuit an electrifying authenticity. Johns, one of the most celebrated authors of British boys' adventure fiction, chronicles the Biggles saga with a blend of patriotic vigour, moral clarity, and irresistible derring-do that has captivated generations of readers since the character's first appearance in 1932. The series stands as a landmark of 20th-century adventure literature, illustrating the romance and peril of flight with an insider's precision — Johns himself was a World War One pilot and RAF instructor. Whether a lifelong Biggles devotee or a newcomer to the series, readers will find themselves gripped from the first page, left wondering: will the Black Raider ever truly be grounded?
Author: Captain W. E. Johns
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Adventure fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: 8 colour illustations by Stead. price clippe dj with minor wear along the edges.
In the skies above a world riddled with criminal daring and aerial intrigue, Air Detective-Inspector Bigglesworthy and his elite Air Police are called into action once more — this time to hunt down a mysterious and elusive adversary known only as the Black Raider. Biggles and the Black Raider plunges readers into a breathless chase across continents, as Biggles and his trusted crew match wits against a shadowy enemy whose cunning and audacity threatens to outmanoeuvre even the most seasoned of aerial detectives. Captain W. E. Johns masterfully sustains the tension with crisp, authoritative prose and a sure-handed command of aviation detail that lends every dogfight and daring pursuit an electrifying authenticity. Johns, one of the most celebrated authors of British boys' adventure fiction, chronicles the Biggles saga with a blend of patriotic vigour, moral clarity, and irresistible derring-do that has captivated generations of readers since the character's first appearance in 1932. The series stands as a landmark of 20th-century adventure literature, illustrating the romance and peril of flight with an insider's precision — Johns himself was a World War One pilot and RAF instructor. Whether a lifelong Biggles devotee or a newcomer to the series, readers will find themselves gripped from the first page, left wondering: will the Black Raider ever truly be grounded?