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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1939
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139481
Published by News Chronicle Publications. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a snow scene with a tortoise being surprised by a snow ball. Colour frontis + 4 other colour plates. Two-tone and b/w strip pictures. First story is 'The Shipwrecked Mariner'. Spine is faded and mottled. Wear along cover edges. Some grubby marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1938
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139479
Published by News Chronicle Publications. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board, cloth spine. 5 colour plates plus text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is faded and mottled. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, page edges and margins. One plate is detached, but loosely inserted.

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THE JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Kathleen Starr. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139478
Published by News Chronicle Publications. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows 'Here we go round the Golobosh Tree' picture. First story is 'Quiet as a mouse!'. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Splits to top and tail of spine, where cloth joins board. Staples to spine have rusted and are showing brown marks through. Scuffing and wear to covers; some creasing to corners. Foxing. Inscription in ink to inside rear cover.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Kathleen Starr. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139476
Published by News Chronicle Publications. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format, red cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing Japhet jumping through a paper hoop held by Santa Claus. Splits to top and tail of spine; a little fraying to cloth. A few marks and scuffs. Some marks and partially label to inside front cover. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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THE JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by J.F. Horrabin; Kathleen Starr; F.W. Thomas. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139475
Published by News Chronicle. 1952. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Front cover shows sledging down a hill, with dog, squirrel and tortoise looking on. Stiff card covers. Cartoon-strip-style pages with colour illustrations. Small splits to top and tail of spine. Bumping and wear along cover edges; some scuffing to cover. Inscriptions in ink and ink stamps to inside front cover, with partial old price label. Some browning to outer page edges. Contents are still generally very good - illustrations are nice and bright.

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BOBBY BEAR'S ANNUAL 1952
Written by Arthur Groom; et al.
Stock no. 2138836
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1952. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Red pictorial front board shows Bobby Bear on toy horse. First story is "Bobby The Golfer" by Groom. Colour illustrations throughout. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; spine has browned/faded. Other marks and some scuffs to covers. Inscription in ink to belongs to page. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks. Couple of puzzles done in pencil.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138315
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. Some light wear/rubbing to cover edges. This is Copy No. 02229. Belongs to box is clean! Light foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 (FACSIMILE) - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322864
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2000. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1902836324. Copy no. 03529, complete with certificate. Slipcase is very lightly marked, original price label to rear and a small chip from the isbn label.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1948 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322862
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Collector's Limited Edition Facsimile of the 1948 soft cover Rupert Annual. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1874507724. Minimal rubbing to corners. Contents fine. Copy no. 04719. A few light marks to slipcase and some light fading to opening edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322854
Published by Daily Express. 1972. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert and chums enjoying a picnic. 1st story Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight fading to spine. Child's name and address in belongs to box, doodling to contents page. Price-cut. Contents otherwise clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138087
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. This is Copy No. 4576. Light bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased, faded to spine, with some foxing; mostly to flaps; a few nicks at corners.

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JUDY FOR GIRLS 1966
No author listed.
Stock no. 2138029
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

White boards with red title and rose vignette. 1st story is 'Sandra and the Snow Ballet'. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with a few small nicks and some wrinkling.

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