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Four Mid-20th Century Dean & Son Ltd Capt. W.E. Johns Biggles Pictorial Hardcover Books - A collection of four mid-20th-century adventure novels featuring the character Biggles, written by Captain W.E. Johns. The titles comprise Biggles of 266, Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter, Biggles of the Camel Squadron, and Biggles and the Black Peril. Each volume is a hardcover edition with pictorial paper-covered boards, illustrating various WWI-era aerial combat and adventure scenes. One spine bears the printed publisher's mark reading DEAN & SON LTD in black block capitals, while the spines also display the author's name as Capt. W.E. JOHNS. These editions were typically produced in the 1950s and 1960s as popular reprints of the original 1930s stories. No further publisher marks or internal copyright dates are visible from the exterior.