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RUPERT ANNUAL 1992
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1321733
Published by Annual Concepts Limited. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tall 4to pictorial laminated boards - Rupert carol singing with lantern. 1st story Rupert and the Falling Leaf. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 1874507007. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Price NOT cut, NOT inscribed. Some light browning to contents.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1822382
Published by Daily Express. 1941. Fair 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. Spine missing, edges rubbed & worn. Boards a little dull. Front joint cracked. Rear joint starting to crack. Name in belongs to box. Heavy pencil erased from verso of title page and also belongs to box. Page 77 has loss to lower margin but this does not affect the text. Contents browned and a little grubby. A good reading copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1960
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135126
Published by Daily Express. 1960. Fair condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert with lantern, pulling a large sledge of holly. Magic painting pages. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Top 1-2" of spine are MISSING. Rest of spine has varying amounts of splitting to both sides. Corners are bumped with wear. Belongs to box has name erased. NOT price-cut. Grubby marks. Some doodles in places (e.g. front endpaper), some crayoning in, crayon also to Magic Paintings - which are DONE. Some creasing to pages and grubby marks. This is a WORKING copy ONLY!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1969
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135125
Published by Daily Express. 1969. Almost very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert sitting on rock looking into stream. 1st story Rupert & the Whistlefish. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Top 1" of spine is MISSING. Belongs to box has name erased. NOT price-cut. Some margin marks. Puzzles are clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1980
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1320881
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1980. Very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - the first Rupert annual in this format. Cover design of Rupert playing with glove puppets. 1st story Rupert and the Flavours. ISBN: 0850790964. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Price NOT cut, no inscriptions. Light page browning throughout.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1967
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2134447
Published by Daily Express. 1967. 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. Some chipping to laminate on spine. , which is also browned. Gold name label stuck to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Magic Paintings are DONE. Page edge browning. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1961
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2134445
Published by Daily Express. 1961. Good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards showing Rupert on a swing. 1st story Rupert and the Hearth-Rug. Includes puzzle page and Magic Painting pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine is browned and bumped. Wear top corners. Couple of inch splits to top and tail of spine. Front joint is cracked with stitching showing and pulling - binding is becoming weak. Yellow crayon to endpapers. Front endpaper is partially torn out at top. Name in ink with gold name label stuck over in belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Magic Paintings are DONE! A few damp/brown marks to margins on last few pages.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2014
Written by Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alex Cubie; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1320500
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2014. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a lantern through the snow. Contains stories and activities from the 1978, 1980, 2001, 1982 annuals. Includes stories by Stuart Trotter and new illustrations. ISBN: 9781405272087. Title-page is creased. Minimal rubbing to top of spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1958
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1820897
Published by Daily Express. 1958. Very good condition.

This is the first Rupert annual to be dated on the inside title page. Colour illustrated boards showing Rupert leap-frogging over Bill Badger. First story 'Rupert and the Water-Lily'. 107 pages. Boards nice and bright, spine very slightly faded. NOT price-cut. Name in belongs-to box. Child's writing in red ink to title page. A few grubby margin marks. Colouring contest part DONE.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1979
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1319731
Published by Daily Express. 1979. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert sitting on a log with a dragon and Spring Imp. 1st story Rupert and the Penguins. 10x7 inches. 115 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Child's biro name in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Pale page browning and some a few small fingermarks at page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1986
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1319647
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.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1990
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1319646
Published by Daily Express. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

No. 55. 70th anniversary edition. Tall 4to pictorial glazed boards - Rupert on a bench with Baby Badger and Little Yum. 99 pages. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792061. Top edge of textblock is a bit dusty/foxed else a fine copy in dustwrapper which is just slightly worn at top of spine.

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