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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322844
Published by Daily Express. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Annual format returns to hardback with this issue but is much thinner than earlier hardbacks. Pictorial boards - Rupert riding a huge seashell. 1st story Rupert's Silver Trumpet. 120 pages. 10x7 ins. Covers are slightly edge rubbed.Tiny amount of loss to base of spine, small tear (but no loss) at top of spine. Name and address in pencil in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Puzzle pages are clean and unused. Contents are beautifully bright and clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1986
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1322840
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1986. Fine condition.

Tall laminate boards - Rupert with net and tadpoles in jar. 1st story Rupert & the Strange Airman. 100p ages. (In 1986 Alfred Bestall, the first illustrator of Rupert annuals, died at the age of 93). ISBN: 0850791596. Not price-cut or inscribed.

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BUNNYBOROUGH
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1322839
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st thus 1946. Very good condition.

Reissue of 1919 edition. Yellow cloth. Colour illustrations of Bunny Rabbits. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink (pink ink) to half-title page. Joint between frontis and hinge cracked (almost broken). Contents are otherwise bright and clean.

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THE TINYTOWN EXPRESS HAS AN UNLUCKY DAY
Written by Ann Verrent; David White.
Stock no. 2137874
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A Play With Me Book. Pictorial boards. Each double-page spread has an action piece, to go along with the story. Chipping with small splits to top and tail of spine. Some foxing.

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BLEEP AND BOOSTER'S SPACE SECRET
Written by Tim. Illustrated by Tim.
Stock no. 2137809
Published by Purnell. Circa 1967. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name in pencil to belongs to box. A few stitches are a bit pulled. A few foxspots.

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THE TOPSY-TURVY STORYBOOK
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by John Eastwood.
Stock no. 2137796
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fairy tales, legends and nursery rhymes rewritten in King-Smith's mischievous style. A riotous collection uproariously illustrated in colour throughout. Dark green cloth. Gilt title to spine. 64pp. 11 x 8". Large format. Browning/foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing.

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FAVOURITE STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Roger Lancelyn Green. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 2137795
Published by Edmund Ward. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

8 well-known fairy tales delightfully illustrated in colour. Introduction on the life of Hans Andersen by Green. Pink cloth covers with gilt titles. Bumping to spine and corners; a little fading to some edges. Tape marks and heavy foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges/joints, especially to front are pulled and weakening. Foxing to outer page edges; some margin marks. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and corners; a little fading.

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BOY GIANT: SON OF GULLIVER
Written by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2137776
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards with metallic blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780008347918. Couple of tiny knocks along cover edges. Page edge browning. Light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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DER OSTERHAS AUF REISEN
Written by Adolf Holst. Illustrated by Ernst Kutzer.
Stock no. 2137767
Published by R. & E. Lenk. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with blue titles and decorations. Colour & b/w illustrations. Text in German. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit faded and worn to spine; a few marks.

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AROUND THE WORLD WITH ANT AND BEE
Written by Angela Banner. Illustrated by Bryan Ward.
Stock no. 2137742
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

And and Bee take young children on a journey to many lands and peoples. Small oblong format. Pink pictorial boards, colour pictures. 93 pages. 4 x 4.75". Front cover is a bit bowed. Spine and cover edges are faded. Foxing to a few pages and outer page edges. Illustrations are still lovely and bright! Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; a bit of loss; some uneven fading and grubby marks.

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ANT AND BEE GO SHOPPING
Written by Angela Banner. Illustrated by Angela Banner.
Stock no. 2137741
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Book 12 in the Ant and Bee series. Small oblong format. Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0718200446. Some fading to spine. Pale browning and odd foxspot to some pages.

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ENID BLYTON THE BIOGRAPHY
Written by Enid Blyton; Barbara Stoney.
Stock no. 1322824
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Authorised biography investigating the two faces of Blyton. ISBN: 0340583487. 1st printing of this 2nd paperback edition. Light rubbing to cover edges. Pale page edge browning. SIGNED by the author to title-page.

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