Alfred Bestall
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135874
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. Small chips and top and tail of spine. Belongs to box is clean. NOT price-cut. Colouring contest is partially (neatly) coloured. Browning and some foxing to outer page edges. The odd margin mark.
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- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135871
Published by Daily Express.
1951.
Almost very good condition.
Colour pictorial boards - Rupert at front of a huge snow scene. 1st story Rupert and Doctor Lion. 124 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine is damaged (split) and has been re-glued and taped; a small piece of loss; also browned. Bumping and wear to corners; some foxing to covers. Inscriptions in ink to verso of front endpaper and belongs to box. Price-cut. Margin loss to bottom margin of pages 51-52. Page edge browning with some foxing. Page corners are a bit creased.
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- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135862
Published by Daily Express.
1953.
Slightly better than good condition.
Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Spine is split nearly all the way up rear side; tape repair to top of spine for a good couple of inches. Scuffing to covers; some foxing; wear. Front joint is partially broken at top. Light surface paper damage to front endpaper. NOT price-cut. Some pencil annotation to contents page. Painting contest is CLEAN. Pencil scribble to Fishes puzzle at rear; some other pencil annotation. Lower margins are creased. A reading copy.
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- ANNUALS
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 9 - RUPERT AND THE NEW ROSE
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135861
Published by Daily Express.
1951.
Very good condition.
Title story Rupert and the New Rose. Also includes Rupert and the Ticking Box - 2 original Bestall stories for the series. Front cover shows Rupert holding a black and white rose. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Wear to spine, with small nicks to top and tail. Light page corner creases. Some marks to covers.
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- RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES
- RUPERT
RUPERT ANNUAL 1969
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135820
Published by Daily Express.
1969.
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. Belongs to box is clean. Price-cut. Page edge browning; a few marks to outer page edges.
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- ANNUALS
- RUPERT ANNUAL
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135417
Published by Daily Express.
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. Offset browning/yellowing, which looks a little like foxing to endpapers and first and last few pages of book, all in the same place. Rest of contents are excellent. This is copy No. 12192. Still has wrapper and original wrap around band which has a few browning marks; light wrinkling along a couple of edges. Original postal box is still present with some foxing/marks.
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- FACSIMILE
- ANNUALS
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
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
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
RUPERT ANNUAL 1991
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson.
Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1821806
Published by Daily Express.
1991.
Fine condition.
Tall format glazed boards - Rupert on rock at seashore with dove. Pictorial endpapers by Alfred Bestall, cover design by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792428. A fine copy.
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- ANNUALS
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
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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- ANNUALS
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
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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- ANNUALS
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL