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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK

Written by Alfred Bestall
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1940

RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1321969
1940. Hardback. Fair condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Covers are worn, grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and name and address in belongs to box. Doodles/scribbles to both pastedowns have been partially erased. Pencil doodles to verso of title-page. Contents are very grubby with some stains at margins and some tears. A good copy to work with.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2116968
1940. Hardback. Poor condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Top 4" of backstrip is MISSING. Rest of backstrip is only attached to book at one side, with some chips of loss and wear. Covers are scuffed, with edge-wear. Corners are bumped. Belongs to box has been completed, with some ink crossings out. Page 13/14 is MISSING!!! Foxing and grubby marks to some pages. Pages 76/77 have ink writing around in margins. Page margin loss to a few pages. Scribble in orange crayon to a couple of pages. A working copy only!!!

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Front cover

Cover of RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK by Alfred Bestall

Contents

  • Rupert and Uncle Bruno
  • Rupert, Bill and the Bluebells
  • Rupert and the Silver Trowel
  • Rupert and the Iceberg
  • Rupert and the Air Smugglers
  • Rupert's Marvellous Bat
  • Rupert and the Pedlar
  • Rupert and King Frost