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THE SCHOOL GIRL'S ANNUAL VOL V
Written by Flora Klickmann; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1318561
Circa 1929. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing girl picking roses. Blue cloth spine. Edited by Flora Klickmann. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 128 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine bumped, corners worn. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2013
No author listed. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Enid Ash; Stuart Trotter; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1318515
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Cover shows a scene from "Rupert and the Go-Kart Race" - the new story by Stuart Trotter. Annual no. 78. ISBN: 9781405267656. Minimal rubbing to top of spine and lower front corner else fine.

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PRINCESS TINA ANNUAL 1970
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318514
Published by IPC Magazines Ltd.. 1970. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures and numerous illustrations. ISBN: 0900376457. Price-cut to front free-endpaper and matching section cut from first page (pg5/6).

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1818419
Published by Daily Express. 1941. Poor condition.

The last hardcover annual to be published during the war years and widely considered to be the best Rupert annual ever. Front cover shows Rupert holding a paddle and waving while Algy looks on from a little boat. First story Rupert and the Red Egg. 118 pages. Backstrip missing. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards a little grubby. Name in belongs to box. Front joint split but binding thread holding. Some hinges pulled. Page 15/16 detached but present. Foxing and browning throughout. A few pages have a tear to lower margin, sometimes affecting text.

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JUNE BOOK 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318469
Published by Fleetway Publications. 1969. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900376074. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Price cut. Contents clean.

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JUNE BOOK 1968
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318465
Published by Fleetway Publications Ltd.. 1968. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Price NOT cut. Rear cover is a tiny bit warped (so book doesn't quite sit flat on the table). Contents clean.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - NINTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Constance Heward; Dixon Rutherford; et al. Illustrated by Peter Fraser; Honor C. Appleton; Hilda Cowham; Mabel Lucie Attwell; et al..
Stock no. 1318355
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows black cat and white dog, blue spine with white titles and horse's head. First story is 'The Housing Problem'. 287 pages plus one page book list. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Small dent to top edge of rear cover. Vertical crease to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Heavy foxing to contents, mainly textblock and some other marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1966
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1318328
Published by Daily Express. 1966. Very 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 and corners bumped. NO names, price-cut. Dot-to-dot on page 32/33 done. Magic Paintings done with some transfer of paint onto pages 62 and 71.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1318149
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert & chums watching large ball coming down from the sky. The last Rupert annual to include Magic Paintings. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers. No names, not price-cut. Magic paintings have been completed. Hinge between pages 62 and 63 is partially cracked. There is light page browning/foxing at the edges. A very nice copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1318084
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners slightly bumped. No names, NOT price-cut. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. A couple of small tears at inner margins. One page has creases to top corner.

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TRAINS SIXTY NINE
Written by J.B. Snell.
Stock no. 1318073
Published by Ian Allan. 1968. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0711000387. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Foxing and a slight musty smell to contents. Neat name in ink to front pastedown.

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THE HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Cecil Aldin; John Hassall. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin; John Hassall.
Stock no. 1318020
Published by William Heinemann. 1907. Almost very good condition.

Very large format (14 x 10"). Pictorial paperwraps showing Miss Muffet with cobweb and spider. Colour illustrations throughout. SIGNED by Cecil Aldin on small piece of white paper which has been tipped onto the title-page. Cover edges are slightly worn, splits to spine. There is some loss to the top edge of the rear cover. Some light stains and creases to covers. Some light fingermarks to page margins and some light foxspots but generally contents are clean.

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