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WELCOME
TO MY NEW PAGES ABOUT THE OXFORD “FLYING JACKET” REPRINTS OF THE “BIGGLES” BOOKS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN |
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PAGE ONE – Shows this
introduction PAGE TWO – Shows the 11
original “Pyramid” hardback reprints in blue boards with the original “Flying
Jacket” dust jackets. It also shows
the 8 “Pyramid” hardback reprints in the blue boards, showing later printing
dates. PAGE THREE
– Shows the 8 original “Pyramid” hardback reprints in different coloured boards, other than blue,
again published with the “Flying Jacket” dust jackets. PAGE FOUR
– Shows the 6 “Pyramid” paperbacks in “Flying Jacket” dust jackets. PAGE FIVE
– Shows the 40 “Flying Jacket” reprints that were published from 1946 to 1949
inclusive. PAGE SIX
– Shows the 45 “Flying Jacket” reprints that were published from 1950 to 1953
inclusive. PAGE SEVEN
– Shows some miscellaneous foreign “Flying Jacket” inspired dust jackets. PAGE EIGHT – Shows some miscellaneous examples of the “Economy
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ONE OF EIGHT THERE WERE TWENTY
DIFFERENT BIGGLES TITLES PUBLISHED BY “OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS” BETWEEN 1935
AND 1943
BUT THERE ARE
APPROXIMATELY 181* EDITIONS OF THOSE 20 TITLES AS THEY
WERE REPRINTED NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL 1953 (* I can’t be certain of this figure as other editions may
still be waiting to be found. As I was
building these pages, I found and bought the only Oxford edition published
after 1953. It was an educational book published in
1966 and can be seen here). If you click on the number 181 above you
will see a chart setting them all out.
The ones in white are the 28 I have yet to collect. AT LEAST 118
DIFFERENT EDITIONS DISPLAYED THE “FLYING JACKET” DUST COVER AND ALL OF THOSE BOOKS ARE SHOWN ON THESE PAGES |
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I
HAVE TRIED TO BE AS COMPREHENSIVE AS POSSIBLE ON THESE PAGES BUT IT IS ALWAYS
POSSIBLE FOR ERRORS TO CREEP IN AS
NEW INFORMATION COMES TO LIGHT. IF YOU
SPOT ANYTHING YOU THINK IS INCORRECT, THEN PLEASE TELL ME BY E-MAILING I
wish to place on record my particular thanks to the following four
individuals:- IAN
NOUWENS – A fellow collector and expert on the different versions of the
“Biggles” books. JAMES
STACEY – Creator of the Biggles online website using Ian Nouwens
comprehensive research work GARY
KROHN – A W. E. Johns collector and book dealer who has written many
excellent articles including “When the Pyramids were Built” ALFRED
UHLHERR – A fellow collector and expert on the different pyramid versions of
the “Biggles” books. I
found his excellent article “The Mysteries of the Pyramids” particularly
helpful. It
was the work of the above that helped inform me what I needed to collect in
order to build these pages about the Oxford “FLYING JACKET” reprints. However,
the information given is from my own collection and these pages are all my
own work. I am solely responsible for
any mistakes in the information I give.
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