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RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325734
Published by Daily Express. 1951. 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 and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby and foxed. Large but neat inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Name in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some light foxing, mainly at page edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325626
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Some slight rubbing to cover edges and a few very small, light marks to covers but otherwise covers are lovely and bright. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Minimal foxing to textblock. Puzzle pages are clean. A super copy of this scarce annual.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1965
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325472
Published by Daily Express. 1965. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a Christmas tree. 1st story Rupert & Gaffer. Magic Painting pages. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly browned. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price cut. Magic paintings have been completed with transfer of colour to facing pages.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by C. Bernard Rutley; Rusty; E.E. Cowper; Doris Pocock; et al. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley; Alfred Bestall; R.H. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325126
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards showing two girls horse riding. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 1st story is The Flaming Trail by Rutley. Covers are edge worn with splits/damage to top of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers are browned. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Henrietta Merriman; Phyllis I. Norris; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325125
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing two girls at a fence looking at lambs. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "A Good Word for Captain Bob" by Merriman. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine, two small white spots to front cover. Partially erased inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Rusty; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Gordon Browne; Frank Wiles; et al..
Stock no. 1325122
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1939. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Covers (illustrated by Bestall) show girls walking with backpacks on on a hillside. The first story is 'The Best Laid Schemes' by Rusty. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Covers edge rubbed, spine bumped. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Small patch of pencil erasure markings to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1969
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1324986
Published by Daily Express. 1969. 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. Spine and corners bumped and worn, spine split at top 1" and loss to lower 0.5". Light stain to edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Price on title-page has been torn off with loss along lower margin. Some grubby marks to contents but nothing too bad.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; C. Bernard Rutley; Violet M. Methley; Ethel Talbot; M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; Ruth Cobb; Ernest A. Aris; Inez Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1324980
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Orange cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and a black dog in a motor car. First story is "The Little French Ghost" by Joan. Colour and b/w plates, b/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn, front cover is lightly scratched and rear cover is a bit grubby. Spine is grubby. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Lady Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324828
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Light cloth spine with green titles. Pictorial front board showing girl with a bicycle. First story is: A Girl from the Colonies by Natalie Joan. Colour and b/w plates. B/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Scuffed to front cover and grubby to rear. Spine also a bit grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to contents and some hinges slightly pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Ruth Cobb; C. Bernard Rutley; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Ruth Cobb; Alfred Bestall; et al..
Stock no. 1324826
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Orange cloth spine, black title. Pictorial front board shows two girls in hiking gear, one looking at map. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Treasure Hunt' by Joan. Frontis by Bestall. 208 pages. Covers edge rubbed, corners worn. Spine bumped and rubbed. Prelims pulled, nearly detached. Some foxing to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front cover shows a young woman in hat leading a horse. First story is 'The Cat That Ruled a Village' by Buckingham. 4 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and rear cover is grubby. Ink address stamps to front endpapers and also written in ink too. Some heavy foxing and some light fingering to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Frances Joyce; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Bessie Marchant; Elizabeth Gould; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Ruth Cobb; C.E. Brock; Edith Hilder; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 1324767
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine. Yellow front board shows girl with bobbed hair and in a blue dress looking at a book. First story is "Stop Me and Buy One" by Frances Joyce. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, edges rubbed. Front cover is slightly grubby. Ink name stamp to front free-endpaper and another name written in ink over the top of one of the stamps. Light foxing and fingering to contents.

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