Most W E Johns titles regularly stocked, contact barely Read books for more info. Any of our books that have dust wrappers, our dust wrappers will be protected with non sticky removable plastic book protectors. If you require a more detailed description of any book please feel free to email us. Small chip to front cover right hand flap corner.Minor edge loss to top of spine with rubs and crease to spine length.
Creases to top of front cover and a small 1cm closed tear to bottom front. Dust wrapper/ Front and back cover clean and bright with no fading. Some minor foxing to text block but pages clean and bright. Front and back cover clean and bright with no fading. (Wikipedia) " Worrals on the War Path" is the fourth in the series. Most titles included line illustrations by the British artist Leslie Stead.
The Worrals series was very successful in the UK (published by the Lutterworth Press) and France (Presses de la Cité) and translated into several other languages. Johns modelled Worrals on two female aviators of his acquaintance, Amy Johnson - whom he knew as "Johnnie" Mollison, from which Worrals' name is presumed to derive - and Pauline Gower.The first six books were written and set during the Second World War the remainder mainly in places remote or exotic to European readers. She has a sidekick called Betty "Frecks" Lovell. Worrals was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in the Second World War. Johns, more famous for his series of books about the airman Biggles. "Flight Officer Joan Worralson, better known as "Worrals", is a fictional character created by W. A very good copy in good only boards, but very obviously second hand. The body of the book is clean, unmarked and solid. The shelf-soiled cover is chipped at the edges, the spine's edge is lightly frayed and there is agift inscription on the front end paper.
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