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CLASSIC TALES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328430
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Heritage Classics series. Two of the very best stories by the quintessential Rupert illustrator, Bestall: Rupert and the Mare's Nest and Rupert and the Lost Cuckoo. Black cloth spine with gilt title, blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 93 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781405264228. Cover edges (besides spine edges) are slightly grubby else fine.

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THE WORLD OF RUPERT ALBUM 2
No author listed. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328396
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Book 2 in The Collector's Album Series, celebrating the illustrations of Alfred Bestall. Containing Rupert and the Little River; Rupert's Big Game Hunt and Rupert and the Hazel Nut. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781405240246. Corners slightly bumped.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1328394
Published by L.T.A Robinson. Almost very good condition.

Title page is "The New Rupert Colour Adventure Book". Laminated boards. Front cover shows Rupert climbing down a castle wall by means of a rope. Coloured and red/white pictures throughout. First story is Rupert and his Pet Monkey. 10.5 x 8.5". Unpaginated. Spine bumped and worn, corners very slightly bumped. A few pages are marked by a sticky/greasy spot.

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THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR STORY BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328393
Published by Purnell & Sons. Circa 1954. Almost very good condition.

Yellow pictorial boards showing Rupert with Mrs. Bear in a grocer's shop with Beppo throwing fruit around. 1st story Rupert and the Stolen Apples. 1st and last stories in full colour, others in two-tone. 10 x 8". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. White correction fluid covering inscription in ink and other writing to front pastedown. Page browning throughout, foxing to first and last pages. Stitching pulled (between first and second stories).

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RUPERT A BEAR'S LIFE
Written by George Perry. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1327748
Published by Bramley Books. Circa 1985. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The history of Rupert traced from the Fleet Street circulation battles through to the present day. Packed with illustrations including rare material never before published. ISBN: 1858339782. 4th printing of this edition.

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RUPERT PAINTING AND TRACING BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1325679
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Red and yellow paper wraps. 10 b/w pictures to colour and trace including the Wise Goat, Dapple the pony and Princess Annabel. 8 x 9.25". Top corner tip of front cover has been torn off. Colouring to the Rupert illustration on front cover. Staples rusty. The tracing pages have been used and there is colouring to two of the illustrations.

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THE MONSTER RUPERT
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1325653
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition.

Yellow pictorial boards showing Rupert a little surprised to see a wolf emerging from a four-poster bed! Red cloth spine. 4 stories. 157 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Spine slightly faded with a few small marks. Name and date in belongs to box. A couple of tiny margins tears. Contents clean.

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DAILY EXPRESS CHILDREN'S ANNUAL No. 4
Written by S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 1324985
Published by Daily Express. Circa 1932. Good condition.

7 superb pop-ups. 4 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Rupert and Bill Badger story. Colour pictorial boards. Front cover shows a pelican with a frog. 95 pages. Covers are edge worn. Creases to spine and some chipping/slight loss to top and tail. The film to the mermaid scene has been removed. Pop-ups appear to be in good working order. Some hinges cracked. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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DAILY EXPRESS CHILDREN'S ANNUAL No. 3
Written by S. Louis Giraud; Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1324984
Published by Daily Express. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. Front cover shows elephant's head. 7 pop-up models: Santa Claus, The Old Woman In The Shoe, The Pagoda, The Flower Fairy, The Woodcutter, The Fair, Elephant Rides. Contains Rupert story "Rupert's Pet Monkey Gets Lost". Covers are a bit grubby and foxed. Pop-ups mostly in good working order, the Flower Fairy has creased so she doesn't stand up. Foxing to contents. Some hinges slightly cracked.

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A HORSE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 2137491
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

One of Mary Tourtel's first books before she went on to create Rupert Bear! Dumpy Books For Children series No. 10. Small format. Green cloth with dark green titles and stripes. Colour pictures with text facing, printed on one side of the paper only. A delightful little book! Foxing and browning to covers, with some uneven fading. Small nick to cloth at base of spine. Front joint is a bit cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning. A few hinges are a little pulled.

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THE RUPERT STORY BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1322506
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Coloured pictorial boards and red cloth spine, cover background mainly blue, front cover shows Rupert and Edward on swings with the Nutwood friends. 25mm thick. Two-tone text illustrations. (Originally published 1938 with pictorial spine). Spine bumped, corners bumped and worn. Some slight lifting of surface paper at spine edge of front cover. Inscription in ink and name and address in belongs to box on front pastedown. Some colouring to the painting pages. Two patches of surface paper damage to rear pastedown. Light page browning to contents.

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RUPERT HAS A PICNIC
No author listed.
Stock no. 1321677
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

A Bancroft cloth book. ISBN: 0381023782. Some light foxing to last couple of pages else contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce Rupert item.

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