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RUPERT ANNUAL 1967
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1317986
Published by Daily Express. 1967. Good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert on snow-covered hill pulling a dog on a sledge. 1st story Rupert and the Lost List. Magic Painting pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. No names and price NOT cut however, magic paintings messily completed with transfer of colours to facing pages. A few small marks to textblock. Rear free-endpaper is torn and tape repaired.

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THE OOJAH ANNUAL
Written by Flo Lancaster. Illustrated by H.M. Talintyre.
Stock no. 1317910
Published by Peter Pitkin. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing Uncle Oojah as doorman at the cinema. Red cloth spine. Two-tone pictures throughout. 100 pages. First story is "Uncle Oojah's Curious Cousin". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge worn. Rear cover just a little grubby. Name in ink to belongs to box (ink has transferred a little to the front pastedown). Foxing and some grubby marks to contents. Some margin tears and a little pulling of the stitches causing contents to be a bit loose.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 26
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Edward S. Ellis; et al.
Stock no. 1317860
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1887. Almost very good condition.

New and Enlarged series. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board showing girl looking out window towards a dog. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. 380 pages. Serial stories are Aunt Clotilda's Guests and The Boy-Hunters of Kentucky. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn, a little grubby and scuffed. Rear joint cracked. Foxing to contents. I can only see two colour plates in this volume so possibly one is missing?

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1950
Written by Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 2131249
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1950. Good condition.

Pictorial front board shows Bonzo eating grapes with parrot. Cloth spine. Packed full of stories and verses. Colour and two tone illustrations throughout. Spine is browned and spotted. Heavy scuffing and wear to covers. Damp marks to rear cover. Inscriptions in ink to front pastedown and front endpaper. Damp staining to some page margins. Foxing and browning. A reading copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1977
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 2131193
Published by Daily Express. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert walking with 2 penguins. 1st story Rupert and the Winkybickies. The last Rupert annual drawn by Alex Cubie. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. ISBN: 0850790832. A few small knocks to cover edges. NOT price-cut; belongs to box is clean. Page edge browning; light foxing.

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THE OOJAH ANNUAL 1937
Written by Flo Lancaster. Illustrated by H.M. Talintyre.
Stock no. 2131183
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1937. Good condition.

Pictorial paper boards depicting Oojah and his band. Illustrated endpapers. Colour plates. B/w illustrations to text. 124 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Splitting to sides of spine, with chipping; some loss to top and tail. Wear and scuffing along cover edges. Front endpaper appears to have been very neatly removed! Foxing. Ink to illustration on page 75.

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TEDDY TAIL'S ANNUAL 1935
No author listed. Illustrated by Herbert Foxwell; Ruth Cobb.
Stock no. 1817718
Published by Daily Mail. 1935. Very good condition.

Packed with colour and b/w pictures and stories of Teddy Tail and his chums. Pictorial front cover showing Teddy Tail in an aeroplane. Red cloth spine. 124 pages. First story is Teddy Tail Finds Santa's Sack. Edges rubbed, corners worn.Name in belongs to box. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Page 16-19 detached. Page 48 has closed tear to lower gutter edge (no loss). 1.25" x 0.5" loss of surface paper to rear pastedown.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1967
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2131084
Published by Daily Express. 1967. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert on snow-covered hill pulling a dog on a sledge. 1st story Rupert and the Lost List. Magic Painting pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Splits to base of spine, with some chipping and loss of laminate. Bumping and chipping to laminate at top of spine. Vertical crease to front cover. Name in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Foxing to outer page edges. Magic Paintings DONE, a couple are only partially coloured.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1945 - A NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2131073
Published by Daily Express. 1945. Fair condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert flying on winged bicycle. 1st story Rupert and the Reindeer. 9.5x7 inches. 120 pages. Covers are detached from contents, with heavy browning from glue/tape residue. Large split to base of spine; some chipping. Covers are creased to corners, with foxing. Child's writing in belongs to box in ink. NOT Price-cut. Page corner creasing. Orange scribble (e.g. on pages 15, 17, 19, 57 and more). Staining/browning to bottom of outer page edges/margins. A reading copy.

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PLAYBOX ANNUAL 1950
No author listed.
Stock no. 1317794
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1950. Very good condition.

The forty-second year of this Picture and Story Book for children. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 93 pages. 11 x 8". Spine and corners slightly worn with small piece missing to base of spine. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Name and address in ink to belongs to box. Price NOT cut.

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TEDDY TAIL'S ANNUAL 1939
No author listed.
Stock no. 1817619
Published by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Front cover shows Teddy Tail in motorbike challenge. First story is 'When the Roundheads Came...'. Board edges rubbed, corners worn. Spine worn at top and tail with slight loss. Faint name in belongs to box (pencil?). A few instances of foil stuck to gutter edge e.g. title page, page 38-40, 78 & 79. Page edge browning. Small amount of loss to margin of last page.

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THE FILMGOERS' ANNUAL 1932
Written by William A. Mutch.
Stock no. 2130866
Published by Simpkin, Marshall. 1932. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour frontis. Monochrome photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping. Scuffing to covers, with some browning. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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