EARNSHAW, Brian - Dragonfall 5 and the Hijackers - (Hardcover in Wrapper)

Book and wrapper still good even though it belonged to a library before - 1974 1st Edition - Scarce.   >>>   Dragonfall 5 is a series of children's  novels written by  during the 1970s and illustrated by Simon Stern.   -   The series takes place in the 3rd millennium and concerns a (presumably British) family made up of Tim, Sanchez, Old Elias and Big Mother, traveling in the eponymous , the Dragonfall 5.  They transport goods, passengers and other items to a variety of worlds.  Apart from the four , the crew consist of a pet dog called Jerk, who is a breed of flying hounds who can glide using his long ears.  They also have several small rodent-like animals called Minims. The family always work in groups of three, and can jointly translate most alien languages.