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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2116968
Published by Daily Express.
1940.
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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- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2116830
Published by Daily Express.
1953.
Fair condition.
Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Backstrip (spine) is completely MISSING. Cover edges are bumped with some wear; marks to covers. Binding is still good. Belongs to box has been completed with ink and then scribbled out in pencil. Price-cut. Painting contest has been partially completed with crayon. 3-4" tear to first story page. A few marks to first few pages, else contents are generally very good; illustrations are nice and bright. A few margin marks. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. A reading copy.
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- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 2 - RUPERT AND UNCLE BRUNO
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1403911
Published by Daily Express.
Almost very good condition.
A Bestall story originally published in 1938. Story title Rupert and Uncle Bruno. A strange accident to Uncle Bruno leads to a robber's secret hiding place. 9.5x7 inches. 16 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Cover edges worn and a little creased. Rear cover is a little marked and browned. A little foxing to front cover. Foxing to margin edges otherwise contents generally clean.
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- RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES
- RUPERT
RUPERT ADVENTURE BOOK No. 38 - AUTUMN ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1403904
Published by Daily Express.
1958.
Very good condition.
Rupert Autumn Adventures. 2 stories: Rupert And The Spinning Globe, Rupert and the Royal Conker. Colour front cover shows Rupert pretending to be a kangaroo and being chased by a real kangaroo. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Covers a little grubby. Slight crease from top edge - more noticeable on inner pages. Staples rusty. A few marks to margins otherwise contents are very good.
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- CHILDRENS
- RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES
- RUPERT
RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 19 - RUPERT AND THE SPACE SHIP
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115841
Published by Daily Express.
1954.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. Also includes Rupert and the Mischief Makers. 22 pages. Colour illustrations. 1" split to base of spine; small nick to top of spine. Name in ink to top of front cover and to top of first page. Grubby marks to covers and to page margins throughout.
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- RUPERT
RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115433
Published by Pedigree Books Limited.
1993.
Fine condition.
Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Contained in very good slip case. Top edge is starting to come unstuck. Original sticker tab has been torn (as book has been read before).Belongs to Box is clean.
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1942 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115314
Published by Pedigree Books Limited.
1994.
Nearly fine condition.
A limited and numbered collectors edition of the 1942 Rupert book - the most scarce of all the Rupert annuals due to wartime paper shortages. Colour pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 1874507252. Couple of small nicks to top and tail of spine. Very light page edge browning. Contents are excellent. This is copy no. 2874. Original slip-case is in very good condition - creased to spine, with wear to a couple of edges.Belongs to Box is clean. NOT price cut.
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1313837
Published by Pedigree Books Limited.
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Slipcase is edge rubbed and tab at base of spine has been removed.
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- ANNUALS
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- RUPERT ANNUAL
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1402893
Published by Daily Express.
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name label and handwritten date to belongs to box. Light foxing to prelims and endpapers. Small mark to bottom edge of text block. Still has original wrap-around band to book which is slightly faded to spine. Copy no. 07987.
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- FACSIMILE
RUPERT ANNUAL 1966
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1712305
Published by Daily Express.
1966.
Good condition.
Dark blue laminated boards. Front cover shows Rupert and chums in a flying saucer. First story - Rupert and the Magic Ball. Includes Magic Paintings. Spine has a little loss to top and tail, repaired with tape. Corners worn. NOT Price-cut or inscribed. 3 magic paintings have been touched. There are two repaired closed tear to magic painting pages. Some margin marks.
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- RUPERT
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1313469
Published by Daily Express.
1938.
Good condition.
The third Rupert annual. 1st story Rupert and the Daffodils. Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. 126 pages. 10x7.5". Covers are edge worn, spine and corners bumped. Front joint is almost broken. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Margin tear to base of title-page. Some page corner tips creased. Hinges cracked, some very weak, because of cracked joints/hinges front cover doesn't sit as is should. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1109456
Published by Daily Express.
1950.
Very good condition.
Annual format returns to hardback with this issue but is much thinner than earlier hardbacks. Pictorial boards - Rupert riding a huge seashell. 1st story Rupert's Silver Trumpet. 120 pages. 10x7 ins. Spine slightly cocked. Corners worn. Small foxspots to boards. Spine browned and has a 1" split to top rear edge. Small patch of surface paper loss to front board just above the 'RT' of 'Rupert'. Name in belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Closed repaired tear to lower margin of page 63 (very neat and no loss). Rupert's Garden Puzzle faintly completed. Contents are clean.
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- RUPERT ANNUAL
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT