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RUPERT ANNUAL 1945 - A NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2129624
Published by Daily Express. 1945. Almost very good condition.

Harrison printing with red endpapers. Pictorial card wraps showing Rupert flying in air on a bicycle with wings. Castle overlooking sea in background. Spine has been repaired with yellow cloth. 4.5" loss to bottom of original paper spine; quarter inch paper loss to top. Creasing to cover corners; some foxing and a few marks. What appear to be sticky glue marks to inside front cover and opposite on belongs to page. Name in ink in belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins. Some page corner creases. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!!!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1976
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 2129518
Published by Daily Express. 1976. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert waving with a toy train. 1st story Rupert and the Jumping Men. 10x7 inches. 115 pages. Belongs to box is clean. Price-cut. Page edge browning.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1978
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1817333
Published by Daily Express. 1978. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert on the back of a sledge, waving. First story is Rupert and the Rivals. The first Rupert annual to be drawn by John Harrold. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. Corners bumped, spine faded, a few grubby marks to boards. Light grubby marks to lower margins of some pages. NOT price-cut or inscribed.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1932
No author listed.
Stock no. 1817304
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1932. Slightly better than very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour, sepia and b/w photos. Front shows John Boles and Evelyn Laye in "One Heavenly Night". Slight loss of surface paper to top of rear spine edge. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Glassine dustwrapper with title printed is in two halves and worn with loss.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1817300
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Light creasing to covers and scuffing/rubbing to spine. Top & Tail of spine worn with slight loss. NOT price-cut. Name in belongs to box. Harsh vertical crease from top to tail of page 33/34 which is starting to tear from lower edge (binding error). Small closed tear to lower margin of page 35/36. Contents otherwise clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1982
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1817124
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1982. Very good condition.

Tall laminated boards. Front cover shows Rupert jumping with springs on his feet. First story is: Rupert & Ping Pong. 92 pages. ISBN: 0850791200. SIGNED by Alfred Bestall 'with love from Rupert and Alfred E. Bestall '82' to title page. Bestall was a close neighbour of the previous owner's Aunt. Corners lightly bumped & worn. Small split to base of spine. NOT inscribed. Price-cut. Contents fine.

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THE DANDY MONSTER COMIC 1942
No author listed.
Stock no. 2129020
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1942. Fair condition.

Front cover shows Korky fishing with sausages from the front of a boat called Dandy. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Binding is weak; joints are nearly broken and showing stitching. Splitting to top and tail of spine; some wear of loss to spine. Heavy wear to edges and corners. Belongs to page has inscriptions in ink. A few brown paper tape repairs to hinges of prelims. Foxing throughout. Some page tears. A fair copy of a very scarce wartime annual.

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THE WILLIE WADDLE BOOK 1930
No author listed.
Stock no. 1317610
Published by John Leng & Co. Ltd.. 1930. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing the animals enjoying a water slide. First story is "Willie's Christmas Cracker". 125 pages. 3-tone text illustrations throughout. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers edge worn and scuffed. Light scratch marks to front cover. Contents browned with some slight spotting. Hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 31ST YEAR
Written by Barbara C. Freeman; Norman Hunter; Ruth Ainsworth; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Cicely Mary Barker; Peter Fraser; Kenneth Harrow; et al..
Stock no. 2128131
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Beige cloth spine with dark titles. Pictorial front cover shows four children at a campfire. Colour plates plus colour and b/w illustrations. Marks to spine; splash mark to top. Scuff marks to covers. Wear and bumping to corners. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing and some grubby margin marks.

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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1980
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126983
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 13. ISBN: 0703001760. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with orange 'spot' to top of front panel.

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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1981
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126982
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimiles of The Magnet. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 14. ISBN: 0703001981. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE HOWARD BAKER EASTER OMNIBUS 1978
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126981
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 9. Featuring Billy Bunter, Harry Wharton, Tom Merry etc. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001388. Pale browning to cover edges. Light bumping to corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and some browning.

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