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THE TOPPER BOOK 1960
No author listed.
Stock no. 2136243
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.; John Leng & Co. Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Diagonal title to front cover with characters either side. Small split and chipping to top of spine. Bumping to rest of corners and base of spine. Name in ink to belongs to box. Illustrations are lovely and bright!

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THREE CHEERS FOR NODDY!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 2136242
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; Dennis Dobson Ltd.. Circa 1956. Very good condition.

A new edition of two favourite Noddy stories previously published: "Noddy's Unlucky Day" and "Noddy's Big Balloon". Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Small chip/tear to base of spine. Name and address to belongs to box.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1984
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 2136228
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1984. Almost very good condition.

Tall laminated pictorial boards - Rupert & chums leaving school. 1st story Rupert & the Two Moons. 93 pages. Cover designs & endpapers by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850791375. Small splits to top of either side of spine; some chipping. Small nicks/chips to base of spine. Corners are bumped. NOT price-cut. Belongs to box is clean. Foxing and browning, mostly to outer page edges. Page 89/90 has been taped back together. Painting picture to last page is coloured in.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1981
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 2136227
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1981. Almost very good condition.

Tall laminated boards - Rupert holding a baby duck. 1st story Rupert and the Castle Trap. ISBN: 0850791103. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name in ink to belongs to box. Price-cut. Browning and a little brown staining to outer page edges and some margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1973
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2136226
Published by Daily Express. 1973. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert playing in a tree. 1st story Rupert and the Bouncers. The last cover design by Alfred Bestall - and the first with a white-faced Rupert. This change caused Bestall to resign. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Bumping to spine and corners. Price-cut. Name in ink to belongs to box. Pink pen/paint marks to page 59. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1949
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2136225
Published by Daily Express. 1949. Fair condition.

Last Rupert annual issued in card wraps - Rupert carol singing. 1st story Rupert & Ninky. 120 pages. 9.5x7 ins. Damage and loss to front cover: 3" x between quarter to 1" across edge of front cover. Further tears to covers. Some paper loss to spine. Foxing and browning to covers. Inscription to belongs to box; this page is also very foxed with grubby marks; torn at edges, but much less loss than front cover. NOT price-cut. Foxing and margin marks throughout, but contents are still readable and illustrations are generally bright. A reading copy.

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NODDY'S NEW BIG BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2136178
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; D.V. Publications Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

No. 7 in the series. Cloth spine. Front cover shows Noddy driving a train. First story is Here Comes the Toyland Train! Belongs to box has name erased (can still be slightly seen). Painting page has been DONE and also has doodles to it. Title page has slight surface paper damage. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with some grubby marks.

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RAINBOW ANNUAL 1956
No author listed.
Stock no. 2136176
Published by The Fleetway House. 1956. Very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour, b/w and two-tone illustrations. Fading to spine. Wear and chipping along cover edges. Name and address in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Foxing to outer page edges.

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THE WALT DISNEY THUMPER ANNUAL
Written by Walt Disney; R.H. Taylor. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 2136163
Published by Odhams Press Limited. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Colour cartoons and illustrations throughout. Edited by Taylor. First story is Thin Ice. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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THE HAPPY LITTLE HELICOPTER
Written by Ann Verrent. Illustrated by Robert MacGillivray.
Stock no. 2136159
Published by Sampson Low. Almost very good condition.

This is a Cherub Story Book. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Damage to base of spine; tear hole to top layer of paper. Contents are still very good!

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BILLY BUNTER'S OWN
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 2136157
Published by Oxonhoath Press. Circa 1958. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial boards, front cover "Bunter comes a Cropper". First story: Who wants Bunter?. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. No. 8. Splits to both sides of spine to top and tail. Wear and chipping to corners. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1985
Written by Alfred Bestall; James Henderson. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1823153
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1985. Nearly fine condition.

Rupert on Bill and Algy's shoulders with chums. The 50th anniversary annual - a salute to Alfred Bestall, the 1st illustrator of Rupert annuals. Contains a story from each of the 6 decades since the 1st Rupert annual. The 1st four stories are by Bestall. A keepsake for collectors. ISBN: 0850791545. Rear board very lightly scuffed. NOT price-cut or inscribed.

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