YABS - Title Compendiums

Title Compendiums

	The Bumper Biggles Book	Hardback with Dustjacket (1983 - 1986)
	720pp, blue boards with embossed WW1 biplane, no illustrations, ISBN 0-907486-32-0. Contains five stories: Biggles Pioneer Airfighter Biggles Flies South Biggles in the Orient Biggles Defies the Swastika Biggles in the Jungle According to the Burnet bibliography this collection was published three times: 1983, 1984, 1986. The final edition, 1986, had coloured laminated boards with small illustrations of each of the books.
	The Best of Biggles	Hardback (1985)
	701pp, laminated boards, no illustrations, ISBN 0-907486-59-2. Contains five stories: Biggles in Africa Biggles Flies North Biggles in the South Seas Biggles and the Black Mask Biggles and the Dark Intruder

	The First Biggles Omnibus	Hardback (1953)
	640pp. Contains four stories: Biggles Sweeps the Desert Biggles in the Orient Biggles Delivers the Goods Biggles Fails to Return Reprinted 1960. No other details available.
	The Biggles Air Detective Omnibus	Hardback (1956)
	Contains four stories: Sergeant Bigglesworth CID Biggles Second Case Another Job for Biggles Biggles Works it Out At least 2 editions were produced: 1st impression, 640pp, dustjacket. No other details available. 2nd impression, 1959, red cloth. Rear of dustjacket lists 54 numbered Bigggles books distributed by Hodder & Stoughton plus Comrades in Arms and two H&S Omnibus books. [thanks CML, for details]
	The Biggles Adventure Omnibus	Hardback (1965)
	574pp, dustjacket. Contains four stories: Biggles Gets His Men No Rest for Biggles Another Job for Biggles Biggles takes a Holiday No other details available.

A Biggles Omnibus

Hardback with Dustjacket (1995)

624pp, no illustrations. Laminated boards match dustjacket, by FABA/NORMA. Price GBP10.99. Contains three stories:

According to the Burnet bibliography this collection was published twice: 1994 (Crescent Editions, laminated boards, dustjacket) and 1995 (as shown).

	The Biggles Omnibus	Hardback (1938)
	Contains three stories: Biggles Flies East Biggles Hits the Trail Biggles & Co No other details available.
	The Biggles Flying Omnibus	Hardback (1940)
	Contains three stories: Biggles Flies North Biggles Flies South Biggles Flies West No other details available.
	The Third Biggles Omnibus	Hardback (1941)
	Contains three stories: Biggles in Spain Biggles Goes to War Biggles in the Baltic No other details available.

	Biggles' Big Adventure	Paperback (2007)
	781pp, ISBN 978-85375-616-0, price GBP14.99. Contains four stories: Biggles Flies North Biggles in the Baltic Bigggles Sees it Through Bigggles in the Jungle Contains seven B&W illustrations taken from original editions (and acknowledged appropriately). Jacket front and spine by Matthew Laznicka. Jacket rear by Alfred Sindall.
	Biggles' Dangerous Missions	Paperback (2008)
	782pp, ISBN 978-1-74175-584-8 -85375-616-0, price GBP14.99. Contains four stories: Biggles and the Secret Mission Biggles - Secret Agent Bigggles - Flying Detective Bigggles in Australia Contains 14 B&W illustrations taken from original editions (unattributed). Jacket front and spine by Matthew Laznicka. Jacket rear (Ginger) by Alfred Sindall.
	Biggles' Secret Assignments	Paperback (2010)
	654pp, ISBN 978-1-74237-149-8. Contains four stories: Biggles' Second Case Biggles Breaks the Silence Bigggles Gets His Men Bigggles Follows On Contains 16 B&W illustrations taken from original editions (unattributed). Jacket front and spine by Matthew Laznicka. Jacket rear by Alfred Sindall.

	Biggles Story Collection	Paperback (1999)
	702pp, no illustrations, ISBN 0-09-940154-1, price GBP5.99. Contains three stories: Biggles in France Biggles: Foreign Legionnaire Biggles Defends the Desert (originally published as "sweeps the desert")
	Biggles Story Collection II	Paperback (2001)
	424pp, no illustrations, ISBN 0-09-942706-0, price GBP4.99. Contains two stories: Biggles Flies West Biggles Flies East