Capt. W. E. Johns – Biggles and the Black Peril

This edition of Biggles and the Black Peril, was published by the Thames Publishing Company and has a dustcover.  Thames have the most annoying habit of printing the publication date of the book on the rear side of the pastedown of the inner front cover.  This means you can’t easily see it.  The inside pastedown cover can be lifted by soaking it in water, which destroys your book.  Alternatively, it can be viewed by using alcohol Isopropanol (99.9 % pure alcohol, please read http://www.biggles.info/Details/47/Dating/ if you wish to use alcohol to view the publishing date).

According to http://www.biggles-online.com/book/the-black-peril/editions/ this Thames edition of Biggles and the Black Peril was published between 1950 and 1959.  This book appears to be rare as it has 184 pages because according to the abovementioned website, Thames editions have 141 or 246 pages.

Please note, all photographs are high-resolution and therefore, magnify all blemishes. 

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