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RUPERT ANNUAL 1986
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329757
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

Tall laminate boards - Rupert with net and tadpoles in jar. 1st story Rupert & the Strange Airman. 100 pages. (In 1986 Alfred Bestall, the first illustrator of Rupert annuals, died at the age of 93). ISBN: 0850791596. Minimal shelf bumping to spine and corners. Contents are fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329756
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover has head and shoulders of Rupert with sea in the background. First story is Rupert and the Copper Bird. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price NOT cut but there is some ink to the dotted line where it should be cut. Colouring contest page mostly completed. Textblock and page edges grubby.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1329755
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name in belongs to box. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page. Price CUT. Foxing else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1976
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1329754
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. Spine and corners slightly bumped. NOT inscribed or price-cut. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1978
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329753
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. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning. Child's inscription in ink to belongs to box (and margin below). Price NOT cut. A nice copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1942 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329664
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1994. Nearly fine condition.

A limited and numbered collectors edition of the 1942 Rupert book - the most scarce of all the Rupert annuals due to wartime paper shortages. Colour pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 1874507252. This is copy no. 5697. Spine ends very slightly rubbed, laminate at corners of covers just starting to lift. A few foxspots to textblock. Contained in a tight fitting publisher's slipcase.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329663
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover has head and shoulders of Rupert with sea in the background. First story is Rupert and the Copper Bird. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price has been cut. A few small margin tears and corner creases. Colouring contest page untouched. Printing error to page 70 means light blue strip to edge (pictures and text still very visible).

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329659
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Fine condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. A fine copy contained in publishers pictorial slipcase which is ever so slightly edge rubbed and slightly marked to rear.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1961
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329648
Published by Daily Express. 1961. Very 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 and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Crease to page 55/6. Magic paintings DONE. Maze of Butterflies completed in heavy pencil.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1991
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329495
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - Rupert on rock at seashore with dove. Pictorial endpapers by Alfred Bestall, cover design by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792428. Top edge of textblock is foxed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1980
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329494
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. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Child's name in pencil crayon to belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1994
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329493
Published by Daily Express. 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

No. 59. Tall format, glazed pictorial boards showing Rupert being carried shoulder-high on the beach by Uncle Boris. ISBN: 1874507368. Tiny indentation to top edge of rear cover. Contents fine.

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